21131F-100 super sabre units of the Vietnam war
Osprey's examination of the F-100 Super Sabre Units' participation in the Vietnam War (1955-1975). While the F-105 Thunderchief and F-4 Phantom flew the majority of the fighter-bomber missions over North Vietnam, the Thunderchief's service predecessor, the F-100 Super Sabre stayed on to fight the air war in South Vietnam until June 1971. Although it was designed as an air defence fighter, and was later given nuclear capability as the mainstay of Tactical Air Command's deterrent posture, it was the F-100's toughness, adaptability and reliability that made it ideally suited to the incessant 'taxi-rank' close support and counter-insurgency missions in Vietnam.
21132F-100D/F super sabre - walk around no. 48
F-100D/F Super Sabre Walk Around. North American's F-100 Super Sabre was the first of the famous Century Series fighters, and America's first capable of supersonic speed in level flight. During the Cold War, it stood as a guardian of freedom around the world. Capable of carrying nuclear weapons while operating from bases in the US, Pacific and Europe, it helped deter communist aggression. In Vietnam, Super Sabres shouldered the bulk of the attack role for many years provided a platform for high-speed forward Air Control, and pioneered the Wild Weasel concept before the F-105s and F4s took on the role. Under peaceful skis, performances by the USAF Skyblazers and Thunderbirds served to awe the crows and inspire future pilots. At the end of their service lives, more than 200 F-100s served as target drones, training the crews of later generations of fighters.
21133F-104 starfighter units in combat
Chapter one: Faster and higher; Chapter two: Cold war clashes; Chapter three: Vietnam; Chapter four: ASIA goes double-sonic; Chapter five: Taiwan tensions.
21134F-105 thunderchief - walk around no. 23
Presenting to F-105 Thunderchief Walk Around.
21135F-105 thunderchief in detail & scale D&S vol 8
Introduction, histrorical summary, variable air inlets, antenna locations,..
21136F-105 thunderchief MiG killers of the Vietnam war
Chapter one: Thunderchief; Chapter two: 'Thuds' fight back; Chapter four: 1967 - MiG mayhem; Chapter five: May massacre.
21137F-105 thunderchief units of the Vietnam war
This book explores the crucial importance of the Thunderchief, deemed the "Thud" by many of its crews, in the Rolling Thunder campaign; it explains the pioneering suppression of enemy air defences (SEAD) methods developed by the F-105 'Wild Weasel' crews. Using first-hand narratives wherever possible, the text captures the essence of flying the "Thud" against heavy AAA, SAM and MiG defences in conditions where constricting Rules of Engagement made the pilots' task virtually impossible at times. The book also documents the other demanding missions flown over Laos and South Vietnam. The author also gives an extensive overview of the aircraft's strengths and difficulties, the development of wartime tactics and the heroic accomplishments of a selection of its aircrew.
21138F-105 wild weasel VS SA-2 "Guideline" SAM : Vietnam 1965-73
During the Vietnam War, the appearance of Russian SA-2 missiles around Hanoi in 1965 alarmed US officials. Initially reluctant to attack the missile sites, the increasing toll of US aircraft and the ways in which the SA-2s inhibited bombing tactics meant that new methods of dealing with the sites had to be developed quickly. Electronic reconnaissance aircraft had some success with jamming of the missiles' guidance systems at long range, but the real solution lay with an aircraft that could detect the radars at closer range, offer itself as a target to the missile sites and attack them before missiles could be launched at US bombers. F-105Fs equipped with new technology quickly became an essential addition to all USAF strike missions over North Vietnam. Using new Shrike and Standard ARM anti-radiation missiles and radar detection equipment developed by the US Navy, the F-105F and its more sophisticated successor, the F-105G, continued their hair-raising battles with North Vietnamese missile batteries throughout the rest of the Vietnam War.
21139F-111 & EF-111 units in combat
Chapter one: Genesis of a heavy hitter; Chapter two:Vietnam ; Chapter three: El Dorado Canyon; Chapter four: Desert storm; Chapter five: Raaf and the F-111 legacy.
21140F-14 bombcat : the US Navy's ultimate precision bomber
Including: Early development; Bombcat blooded over Bosnia; Lantirn revolution; The lantirn demo; Bombcat CO; Air to ground training; Operation southern watch;...