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F-100 Super Sabre Units of the Vietnam War

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Combat Aircraft - Fighters

MSRP old price: $24.00


Product Info

Title
F-100 Super Sabre Units of the Vietnam War
Publisher
Category
Author
Peter Davies, David Menard
Publish Year
2011
Pages
96
Dimensions
6.5x10x.33"
NKG Part #
2147457160
MFG. Part #
OSPCOM089
Type
Softcover
Series
COM89

Description

The F-100 Super Sabre may have been superseded by the superior technology of the F-105 Thunderchief and the F-4 Phantom by the Vietnam War it remained in service. The Super Sabre was deployed as an air defense fighter, and was later given nuclear capability. The F-100’s toughness, adaptability and reliability made it ideal for the incessant missions that were demanded by close support and counter-insurgency missions. 242 Super Sabres and 87 aircrew were lost during the war but their role, particularly in developing the tactics used for discovering and destroying SAM sites, was invaluable. This book describes some of the most important actions that the F-100 took part in, looks at the pilots who flew it and analyses the impact of the aircraft on the war.