Peter Mersky, Norman W Birzer

US Navy A-7 Corsair II Units of the Vietnam War (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Laurier, Jim

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782005377
• Artikelnr.: 44626627

Autorenporträt

Peter Mersky is a retired Navy Commander with 23 years service on active duty and in the reserves. He has flown in many of the aircraft he has written about, including the A-7, and was a writer then the editor of Approach, the Navy and Marine Corps aviation safety magazine.

Inhaltsangabe

The A
7 · Introduction to Combat, 1967
1968 · Mid
War Slowdown, 1969
1970 · Linebackers and Other Sportsmen, 1971
1975