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US Navy A-7 Corsair II Units of the Vietnam War

By Peter Mersky , Norm Birzer

Book information

Publisher
Osprey
Year
2004
ISBN
9781841767314, 1-84176-731-X
Open Library ID
OL8922649M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
39 MB (40614819 bytes)
Series
Combat Aircraft 048
Pages
100\100
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04
Военные дисциплины;Оружие и военная техника;Авиаци

Description

Arriving on station with the USS Ranger (CVA-61) in early December 1967, the first Corsair II squadron became operational immediatedly and sustained its first combat loss three weeks later. This book tells how the A-7 soon proved its worth supporting ground operations in South Vietnam. As it continued to serve in the ground support role, the navy swiftly introduced the A-7E which soon ran into difficulties with supply lines - perhaps on account of what many perceived to have been a rushed introduction to service. Once these teething problems were resolved, the A-7E became the primary air-to-ground aircraft of the fleet.

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