38981MiG- 17 and MiG- 19 units of the Vietnam war
The erstwhile enemy of the USAF and US Navy during the nine years of American involvement in the Vietnam War (1955-1975), the Vietnamese Peoples' Air Force (VPAF) quickly grew from an ill-organised rabble of poorly trained pilots flying antiquated communist aircraft into a highly effective fighting force that more than held its own over the skies of North Vietnam. Flying Soviet fighters like the MiG-17, and -19, the VPAF produced over a dozen aces, whilst the Americans managed just two pilots and three navigators in the same period.
38982MiG 17 and MiG 19 Units of the Vietnam war (Osprey Combat Aircraft 25)
The erstwhile enemy of the USAF and US Navy during the nine years of American involvement in the Vietnam War (1955-1975), the Vietnamese Peoples' Air Force (VPAF) quickly grew from an ill-organised rabble of poorly trained pilots flying antiquated communist aircraft into a highly effective fighting force that more than held its own over the skies of North Vietnam. Flying Soviet fighters like the MiG-17, and -19, the VPAF produced over a dozen aces, whilst the Americans managed just two pilots and three navigators in the same period.
38983MiG Aces of the Vietnam War
This book presents the most successful North Vietnamese pilots careers from their training years to their missions and aerial victories. There were nineteen aces in the Vietnamese People s Air Force during the war. An additional eight MiG pilots were also successful in dogfights; each claimed four aerial victories. More than 240 illustrations feature rare war-era photography, color MiG profiles, maps of air engagements, and lists of air victories and losses that reconstruct the events that took place over North Vietnam from 1965 to 1973.
38984MiG killers : a chronology of U.S. air victories in Vietnam, 1965-1973
Learn new information on this subject from vivid and detailed narrative describing all 202 MiG kills made by six different aircraft types, and with every engagement arranged in chronological order. This book also features the most complete photo documentation on this subject ever assembled.
38985MiG master : the story of the F-8 Crusader
This book focus only on the F-8, thelast Navy fighter that was designed for gun air combat. You can find very detailed air combat record in Vietnam, including the time, place and names and you can really enjoy the contents and understand the other side of the stories of Navy air combat history in Vietnam.
38986MiG-17 Fresco - Walk Around No. 46
The MiG-17 'Fresco' followed the MiG-15 'Fagot' into Soviet Air Force service and evolved into a highly maneuverable, reliable and easy-to-maintain air combat fighter. One of the most widely exported fighters of all time, the MiG-17 saw service in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, including combat in a number of air forces around the world. Every detail of this Cold War fighter aircraft is illustrated with over 200 color and b/w photos, line drawings and 12 color profiles.
38987Mig-17/19 aces of the Vietnam war
The Vietnam People's Air Force at the beginning of the Vietnam War were equipped with slow, old Korean War generation fighters - a combination of MiG-17s and MiG-19s - types that should have offered little opposition to the fighter-bombers such as the F-4 Phantom II, and more. This is an analysis of the exploits of Vietnamese pilots.
38988MiG-17/19 aces of the Vietnam war
Introduction. Chapter 1: Swallows leave the nest. Chapter 2: The air war intensifies. Chapter 3: New tactics. Chapter 4: MiG-17 Swansong. Chapter 5: The "White bandits. Appendices.
38989MiG-21 aces of the Vietnam War
Presenting to Learning the 'Balalaika'; Early battles; The crowded sky; Facing new threats; Linebacker; Gathering momentum.
38990MiG-21 Fishbed Part 1 - Walk Around No. 37
Inside and out photo coverage of the MiG-21F-13 (Fishbed C) to the MiG-21 PFM (Fishbed F). Covers cockpits, landing gear, wheel wells, airframes, engines, and armament details. Also covers the two-seat flight & weapons' training variants. Over 200 full color and B&W photos, line drawings, 12 full color profiles and two cover paintings.