Product Information
The Vietnam War placed unexpected demands upon American military forces and equipment.The principal US naval fighter, the McDonnell F-4 Phantom, had originally been designed to defend the Fleet from air attack at long range. However, its tremendous power and bomb-carrying capacity made it an obvious candidate for the attack mission in Vietnam from 1965 onwards. Its opponent was the MiG-17, a direct descendant of the MiG-15, which had given USAF Sabre jets a hard fight in the Korean War. This book brings to life their dangerous duels and includes detailed cockpit views and other specially commissioned artwork to highlight the benefits and shortcomings of each plane type. It was in the skies over Vietnam that many of the techniques of air combat evolved as pilots learned how to use and to defeat supersonic fighters for the first time.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139781846034756
eBay Product ID (ePID)87380940
Product Key Features
Number of Pages80 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameUsn F-4 Phantom Ii Vs Vpaf Mig-17/19: Vietnam 1965-73
Publication Year2009
SubjectGovernment, History
TypeTextbook
AuthorPeter E. Davies
SeriesDuel
Dimensions
Item Height248 mm
Item Weight266 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorPeter E. Davies
IllustratorJim Laurier, Gareth Hector