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MiG-17 and MiG-19 Units of the Vietnam War

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Combat Aircraft - Fighters

MSRP old price: $24.00


Product Info

Title
MiG-17 and MiG-19 Units of the Vietnam War
Publisher
Category
Author
Istvan Toperczer
Publish Year
2002
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.25x9.75x.375"
NKG Part #
2147343650
MFG. Part #
OSPCOM025
Type
Softcover
Series
COM25

Description

The erstwhile enemy of the USAF and US Navy during the nine years of American involvement in the Vietnam War, the Vietnamese Peoples' Air Force (VPAF) quickly grew from an ill-organized rabble of poorly trained pilots flying antiquated communist aircraft into a highly effective fighting force that more than held its own over the skies of North Vietnam. Flying Soviet fighters like the MiG-17, and -19, the VPAF produced over a dozen aces, whilst the Americans managed just two pilots and three navigators in the same period.