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: 9781780960685

ISBN-10: 1780960689

ISBN-13: 9781780960685

Edition: 2013

Authors: Byron E. Hukee, Jim Laurier

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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…

Book details

List price: $33.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 2/19/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.75" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 0.616



Introduction


Skyraider and its Ordnance


Original Skyraider Units


Follow-On Skyraider Units


Final Skyraider Units


Appendices


Colour Plates Commentary


Index