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Arriving on station with the USS Ranger (CVA-61) in early December 1967, the first Corsair II squadron became operational immediatedly and sustained its first combat loss three weeks later. This book tells how the A-7 soon proved its worth supporting ground operations in South Vietnam. As it continued to serve in the ground support role, the navy swiftly introduced the A-7E which soon ran into difficulties with supply lines – perhaps on account of what many perceived to have been a rushed introd
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More than 650 of the world’s greatest military aircraft, with fill specifications, development history, and service details.
Contains over 700 photographs and full-color artworks.
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English Electric Lightning
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Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
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The legendary F-14 Tomcat was the weapon of choice to strike hard and fast against the enemies of the United States in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Determined to hit the al-Qaeda bases within Afghanistan, US plans were hampered by the reluctance of neighboring countries to allow US military aircraft to operate from their land bases. This meant that carrier-based F-14s were forced to fly several hundred miles a day to reach their targets, flying thousands of missions involving precision
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posted by admin on Jul 25
Riveting accounts from the pilots who flew such planes as the F-15, B-52, C-130, and many more Dozens of in-the-cockpit photos This sequel to Flying American Combat Aircraft of World War II spans the Cold War, taking a look at the planes that defined the era and fought in places like Korea and Vietnam. Covering all manner of aircraft-including fighters, bombers, and transports-seasoned pilots tell what it was really like to be in the cockpit of some of the world’s classic planes.
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posted by admin on Jul 19
Ever present in the Pacific from Pearl Harbor to VJ-Day, the B-24 Liberator proved to be the staple heavy bomber of the campaign. From its ignominious beginnings in the Allied rout in the Philippines and the Dutch East Indies, the bomber weathered the Japanese storm with a handful of bomb groups, which played a crucial role in checking the enemy’s progress firstly in New Guinea, and then actively participating in the ‘island hopping’ campaign through the south-west Pacific.
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This second volume of the naval aviation of Imperial Japan during World War II relates the history of land-based units, which corresponded to a numeral nomenclature chronological, unlike the first volume, whose units had the name of air base where they were organized.
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The U.S. Navy’s Patrol Torpedo (PT) Boats occupy a unique place in American popular view of World War II. From classic films (John Ford’s They Were Expendable, based on Lieutenant John A. “Wild Man” Bulkeley’s role in the evacuation from the Philippines via PT Boat of General Douglas MacArthur and his staff) to TV comedy (McHale’s Navy) to the design of “mosquito boat” insignias for some squadrons by Walt Disney Studios, the PT boat is enshrined in public memory. Above all, the P
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posted by admin on Jul 5
The F-105 was a supersonic fighter-bomber used by the USAF to great extent during the Vietnam War. Despite pilots’ initial apprehensions about the aircraft and a variety of problems with early designs, these planes ultimately became the primary strike bomber over North Vietnam in the early stages 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 suppressio
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