Specifications
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| ISBN 13 | 9781472830906 |
| ISBN 10 | 1472830903 |
| Author | Peter E. Davies |
| Language | English |
| Book Subtitle | Vietnam 1965-68 |
| Book Description | The F-105D Thunderchief was originally designed as a low-altitude nuclear strike aircraft, but the outbreak of the Vietnam War led to it being used instead as the USAF's primary conventional striker against the exceptionally well-defended targets in North Vietnam and Laos. F-105 crews conducted long-distance missions from bases in Thailand, refuelling in flight several times and carrying heavy external bombloads.The MiG-17 was the lightweight, highly manoeuvrable defending fighter it encountered most often in 1965-68 during Operation Rolling Thunder. A development of the MiG-15, which shocked UN forces during the Korean War, its emphasis was on simplicity and ease of maintenance in potentially primitive conditions.Fully illustrated with stunning artwork, this book shows how these two aircraft, totally different in design and purpose, fought in a series of duels that cost both sides dearly. |
| About the Author | Peter E. Davies has written or co-written nineteen books on modern American combat aircraft, including the standard reference work on US Navy and Marine Corps Phantom II operations, Gray Ghosts. He is based in Bristol, UK. |
| Number of Pages | 80 |
Usaf F-105 Thunderchief Vs Vpaf Mig-17 : Vietnam 1965-68 paperback english
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