MiG-17/19 aces of the Vietnam War
Toperczer, István2016
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At the beginning of the Vietnam War, the Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) were equipped only with slow, Korean War generation, fighters - a combination of MiG-17s and MiG-19s - that should have offered little opposition to the US's cutting-edge fighter-bombers. Yet when US unleashed its aircraft on North Vietnam in 1965 the inexperienced VPAF pilots were able to shatter the illusion of US air superiority. Taking advantage of their jet's unequalled low-speed maneuverability, small size and powerful cannon armament they took the fight to their missile-guided opponents, with a number of Vietnamese pilots racking up ace scores. Packed with information previously unavailable, this book offers a major analysis of the exploits of Vietnamese pilots in their David and Goliath contest with the US over the skies of Vietnam.
Main title:
MiG-17/19 aces of the Vietnam War / István Toperczer ; illustrated by Jim Laurier.
Author:
Toperczer, István, authorLaurier, Jim, illustrator
Imprint:
Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2016.
Collation:
96 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Osprey aircraft of the aces ; 130.
ISBN:
9781472812551 (pbk)
Dewey class:
959.704348959.704 TOPE
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1821740
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