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USAF and VNAF A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War
Engelsk Paperback
USAF and VNAF A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War
Engelsk Paperback

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An illustrated combat history of the two-seat (A-1E/G) and single-seat (A-1H/J) Skyraiders and how they helped train the fledgling VNAF.

Equipped only with the two-seat models of the Skyraider, American pilots were required to have VNAF ‘observers’ in the aircraft for every mission. Eventually, this arrangement was changed as enough Vietnamese pilots were trained to man their own squadrons, while USAF squadrons were tasked with close support for US ground forces. Eventually, no fewer than four USAF and seven VNAF Skyraider units saw service in Vietnam. Additionally, one A-1 training squadron flew from Hurlburt Field, Florida, throughout the Vietnam War era. In the ten years that this squadron was active, nearly 1000 USAF and 300 VNAF pilots were trained in the Skyraider. While the core mission of all Skyraider squadrons was Close Air Support (CAS), other missions were accomplished at various times. Among these were Search and Rescue (SAR), night interdiction on the Ho Chi Minh trail, helicopter escort and special forces support to name but a few.

As the author demonstrates in this volume, each of these missions took full advantage of the Skyraider’s ability to deliver a variety of munitions in close proximity to friendly forces while inflicting heavy casualties on enemy forces.

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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
96
ISBN-13:
9781780960685
Indbinding:
Paperback
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ISBN-10:
1780960689
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Udg. Dato:
20 feb 2013
Længde:
7mm
Bredde:
184mm
Højde:
248mm
Forlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato:
20 feb 2013
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