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USAF and VNAF A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War
Byron E Hukee
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Description for USAF and VNAF A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War
Paperback. USAF Skyraider units were originally tasked to serve as quasi-training units for the fledgling VNAF. This arrangement was changed as enough Vietnamese pilots were trained to man their own squadrons, while USAF squadrons were tasked with close support for US ground forces. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 310.
USAF Skyraider units were originally tasked to serve as quasi-training units for the fledgling VNAF. Equipped only with the two-seat models of the Skyraider, American pilots were required to have VNAF ‘observers’ in the aircraft for every mission. Eventually, this arrangement was changed as enough Vietnamese pilots were trained to man their own squadrons, while USAF squadrons were tasked with close support for US ground forces. Eventually, no fewer than four USAF and seven VNAF Skyraider units saw service in Vietnam. Additionally, one A-1 training squadron flew from Hurlburt Field, Florida, throughout the Vietnam War era. In the ten years ... Read more
USAF Skyraider units were originally tasked to serve as quasi-training units for the fledgling VNAF. Equipped only with the two-seat models of the Skyraider, American pilots were required to have VNAF ‘observers’ in the aircraft for every mission. Eventually, this arrangement was changed as enough Vietnamese pilots were trained to man their own squadrons, while USAF squadrons were tasked with close support for US ground forces. Eventually, no fewer than four USAF and seven VNAF Skyraider units saw service in Vietnam. Additionally, one A-1 training squadron flew from Hurlburt Field, Florida, throughout the Vietnam War era. In the ten years ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Series
Combat Aircraft
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780960685
SKU
V9781780960685
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Byron E Hukee
Byron E Hukee is a retired USAF fighter pilot who flew not only the A-1 Skyraider but also the F-100, A-7D, F-5, and F-16. His ‘virtual’ book, the A-1 Combat Journal, on that website chronicles his one year tour flying the Skyraider in combat with the 1st Special Operations Squadron (SOS) ‘Hobos’. This work contains details and introspective insights of ... Read more
Reviews for USAF and VNAF A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War
This has to be one of the best to date from Osprey's Combat Aircraft series. - Airfix Model World