MiG-21 Units of the Vietnam War

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

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Having honed their piloting skills on the subsonic MiG-17 and transonic MiG-19, the Vietnamese Peoples’ Air Force (VPAF) received their first examples of the legendary MiG-21 supersonic fighter in 1966.Soon thrown into combat over North Vietnam, the guided-missile equipped MiG-21 proved a deadly opponent for the USAF, Navy and Marine Corps crews striking at targets deep into communist territory. Most of the VPAF’s 12+ aces scored their bulk of their kills in the MiG-21, which was then the best fighter produced by Russia’s premier fast jet manufacturer, Mikoyan Gurevich.Well over 200 MiG-21s were supplied to the VPAF, and the numerous models and the schemes they wore are chronicled in great detail in this unique volume.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-12-25
Mått:184 x 248 x 12 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Combat Aircraft
Antal sidor:96
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustratör:Mark Styling
ISBN:9781841762630

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István Toperczer is a flight surgeon with the Hungarian Air Force. In his spare time, he has become one of the few individuals from outside Vietnam to be given open access to the files of the Vietnamese People's Air Force. He has made several visits to Hanoi, and other Vietnamese cities, in the past five years, and has interviewed many of the leading aces from the war years.Mark Styling has illustrated several books in both the Aces and Combat Aircraft series. He has recently switched mediums from airbrush to Mac art, and has produced some of the best profiles Osprey has used to date.

Innehållsförteckning

CHAPTER ONEBEYOND MACH 2.0CHAPTER TWOVICTORIES AND LOSSESCHAPTER THREETHE CLIMAXCHAPTER FOURAIRFIELDS AND MAINTENANCEAPPENDICES-COLOUR PLATES-COMMENTARY-INDEX