USAF and Vnaf a-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War

Name: USAF and Vnaf a-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War
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ISBN: 9781299597662

ISBN-10: 1299597661

ISBN-13: 9781299597662

Edition: N/A

Authors: Byron Hukee

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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 that this squadron was active, nearly 1000 USAF and…

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List price: $15.95
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 1/1/2013
Binding: E-Book
Language: English