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US Navy A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Combat Aircraft - Helicopters & Miscellaneous

Last Stocked on 7/2/2024

Product Info

Title
US Navy A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War
Publisher
Category
Author
Richard Burgess, Rosario Rausa
Publish Year
2009
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.5x9.5x.3"
NKG Part #
2147394470
MFG. Part #
OSPCOM077
Type
Softcover
Series
COM77

Description

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.