MiG-21 Units of the Vietnam War PDF
by Dr Istvan Toperczer
Illustrated by Mark Styling
Part of the Combat Aircraft series
Description
Having honed their piloting skills on the subsonic MiG-17 and transonic MiG-19, the Vietnamese Peoples' Air Force (VPAF) received their first examples of the legendary MiG-21 supersonic fighter in 1966.
Soon thrown into combat over North Vietnam, the guided-missile equipped MiG-21 proved a deadly opponent for the USAF, Navy and Marine Corps crews striking at targets deep into communist territory.
Most of the VPAF's 12+ aces scored their bulk of their kills in the MiG-21, which was then the best fighter produced by Russia's premier fast jet manufacturer, Mikoyan Gurevich.
Well over 200 MiG-21s were supplied to the VPAF, and the numerous models and the schemes they wore are chronicled in great detail in this unique volume.
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- Pages:96 pages, 90 b/w; 47 col
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:20/11/2012
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- ISBN:9781782007494
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:96 pages, 90 b/w; 47 col
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:20/11/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9781782007494