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Having honed their piloting skills on the subsonic MiG-17 and transonic MiG-19, the Vietnamese Peoples' Air Force (VPAF) received their first examples of the legendary MiG-21 supersonic fighter in 1966. Soon thrown into combat over North Vietnam, the guided-missile equipped MiG-21 proved a deadly opponent for the USAF, Navy and Marine Corps crews striking at targets deep into communist territory. Most of the VPAF's 12+ aces scored their bulk of their kills in the MiG-21, which was then the best fighter produced by Russia's premier fast jet manufacturer, Mikoyan Gurevich. Well over 200 MiG-21s were supplied to the VPAF, and the numerous models, and the schemes they wore, are chronicled in great detail in this unique volume.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139781841762630
eBay Product ID (ePID)87335511
Product Key Features
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameMig-21 Units of the Vietnam War
Publication Year2001
SubjectGovernment, History
TypeTextbook
AuthorIstvan Toperczer
SeriesOsprey Combat Aircraft
Dimensions
Item Height248 mm
Item Weight322 g
Item Width184 mm
VolumeNo. 29
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorIstvan Toperczer
IllustratorMark Styling
TopicAircraft