István Toperczer

(Author)

Mig-17/19 Aces of the Vietnam WarPaperback, 18 October 2016

Mig-17/19 Aces of the Vietnam War
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Part of Series
Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey)
Print Length
96 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Osprey Publishing (UK)
Date Published
18 Oct 2016
ISBN-10
1472812557
ISBN-13
9781472812551

Description

At the beginning of the Vietnam War, the Vietnamese People's Air Force (VPAF) was 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 cutting-edge fighter-bombers such as the F-4 Phantom II, F-105 Thunderchief, and the F-8 Crusader. Yet when the USAF and US Navy unleashed their aircraft on North Vietnam in 1965, the inexperienced pilots of the VPAF were able to shatter the illusion of U.S. air superiority.

Taking advantage of its jet's unequaled low-speed maneuverability, small size, and powerful cannon armament, the VPAF was able to take the fight to its missile-guided opponents, with a number of Vietnamese pilots racking up ace scores. Packed with information previously unavailable in the West and only recently released from archives in Vietnam, this is the first major analysis of the exploits of Vietnamese pilots in the David and Goliath contest with the U.S. over the skies of Vietnam.

Product Details

Author:
István Toperczer
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
18 October 2016
Dimensions:
24.64 x 17.78 x 1.02 cm
Illustrator:
ISBN-10:
1472812557
ISBN-13:
9781472812551
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
96
Weight:
362.87 gm

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