US Navy A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War
Download or Read eBook US Navy A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War PDF written by Rick Burgess and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Rick Burgess |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 232 |
| Release | : 2013-01-20 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781472800305 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1472800303 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis US Navy A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War by : Rick Burgess
Book excerpt: Nicknamed the 'flying dump truck', the A-1 was a key component in naval air wings from the end of World War II into the 1960s, allowing the aircraft to play its part in the escalating conflict in Vietnam. Both A-1 attack and EA-1F airborne early warning aircraft saw action in Southeast Asia from 1960 through 1969, when the last examples were finally retired from carrier decks. The A-1s in particular bombed targets in both North and South Vietnam, despite the aircraft being highly vulnerable to enemy flak and fighters. Co-written by a two-tour Vietnam War combat veteran in the A-1, this is the first book that focuses exclusively on the aircraft's service in Vietnam.
