USAF F-105 Thunderchief vs VPAF MiG-17
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USAF F-105 Thunderchief vs VPAF MiG-17

Vietnam 1965–68

  1. 80 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

USAF F-105 Thunderchief vs VPAF MiG-17

Vietnam 1965–68

About this book

The F-105D Thunderchief was originally designed as a low-altitude nuclear strike aircraft, but the outbreak of the Vietnam War led to it being used instead as the USAF's primary conventional striker against the exceptionally well-defended targets in North Vietnam and Laos. F-105 crews conducted long-distance missions from bases in Thailand, refuelling in flight several times and carrying heavy external bombloads.

The MiG-17 was the lightweight, highly manoeuvrable defending fighter it encountered most often in 1965–68 during Operation Rolling Thunder. A development of the MiG-15, which shocked UN forces during the Korean War, its emphasis was on simplicity and ease of maintenance in potentially primitive conditions.

Fully illustrated with stunning artwork, this book shows how these two aircraft, totally different in design and purpose, fought in a series of duels that cost both sides dearly.

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Yes, you can access USAF F-105 Thunderchief vs VPAF MiG-17 by Peter E. Davies,Jim Laurier,Gareth Hector in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Historia & Historia del siglo XX. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2019
Print ISBN
9781472830906
eBook ISBN
9781472830913
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Introduction
  4. Chronology
  5. Design and Development
  6. Technical Specifications
  7. The Strategic Situation
  8. The Combatants
  9. Combat
  10. Statistics and Analysis
  11. Further Reading
  12. Index
  13. Copyright