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Peter E. Davies

A-4 Skyhawk vs North Vietnamese AAA

North Vietnam 1964-72

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While the F­105 Thunderchief was the USAF's principal strike weapon during the Rolling Thunder campaign, the US Navy relied on the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk for the majority of its strikes on North Vietnam. The Skyhawk entered service in 1956 and remained in continuous production for 26 years. Throughout Operation Rolling Thunder it was the US Navy's principal day­time light strike bomber, remaining in use after its replacement, the more sophisticated A-7 Corsair II, began to appear in December 1967. During the 1965-68 Rolling Thunder period, up to five attack carriers regularly launched A-4 strike formations against North Vietnam. These formation… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Laurier, Jim (Illustr.) / Hector, Gareth (Illustr.)
  • ISBN: 978-1-4728-4079-0
  • EAN: 9781472840790
  • Produktnummer: 32892496
  • Verlag: Bloomsbury
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
  • Seitenangabe: 80 S.
  • Masse: H24.8 cm x B18.4 cm
  • Reihenbandnummer: 104

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Peter E. Davies has written extensively on modern combat aircraft, America's experimental X-planes and the Vietnam War, with a particular focus on the US Navy's use of the F-4 Phantom II. All his books on this topic have contained extensive input from interviews with more than 100 former Phantom II aircrew, maintainers and mission planners. He is also a regular contributor to Aeroplane's Database series. He is based in Bristol, UK. Jim Laurier attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974-78, and since graduating with Honours, he has been working in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon. He lives in New Hampshire, USA.Gareth Hector is a digital artist of international standing as well as an aviation history enthusiast. Gareth completed the battlescene and cover artwork in this title. He lives in Perthshire, UK.

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