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US Navy F-4 Phantom II Units of the Vietnam War 1964-68

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Combat Aircraft - Fighters

Last Stocked on 6/19/2020

Product Info

Title
US Navy F-4 Phantom II Units of the Vietnam War 1964-68
Publisher
Category
Publish Year
2016
Pages
96
Dimensions
7x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147637379
MFG. Part #
OSPCOM116
Type
Softcover
Series
COM116

Description

The F-4 Phantom II is perhaps the most famous post-war fighter. Primarily used as a land-based fighter-bomber and reconnaissance platform, its naval origins and the immense contribution made to the US war effort in Vietnam by its original carrier-based versions began its legend.

This title examines the unique aspects of the Phantom that made it so crucial to US Navy pilots during the Vietnam War - its massive engine power, long range, speed, the most powerful airborne search and fire-control radar installed in a fighter at the time, and of course its versatility as a ground attack and air-to-air platform. Packed with firsthand accounts, unique profile artwork and rare photographs this is the history of one of the most important aircraft to be stationed on carriers off Southeast Asia during the war.

Contents:

  • Chapter 1 Origins
  • Chapter 2 Early Days
  • Chapter 3 Bomber
  • Chapter 4 Hard Slog
  • Chapter 5 MiGs, Missiles and AAA
  • Appendices: US Navy F-4 wartime squadron deployments, dates and carriers in 1964-68, Losses listing, Plates Commentaries
  • Index.