US Marine Corps F-4 Phantom II Units of the Vietnam War

Name: US Marine Corps F-4 Phantom II Units of the Vietnam War
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ISBN: 9781849087513

ISBN-10: 1849087512

ISBN-13: 9781849087513

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jim Laurier, Peter E. Davies

List price: $33.00

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Twenty-five US Marine Corps squadrons flew versions of the Phantom II and 11 of them used the aircraft in Southeast Asia from May 1965 through to early 1973. Although one deployment was from an aircraft carrier, and included a successful MiG engagement, most missions were flown from land bases at Da Nang and Chu Lai in South Vietnam, and Nam Phong in Thailand. Rather than the air-to-air missiles that were the main component in the original F-4 armament, these aircraft carried an ever-expanding range of weaponry. Some toted 24 500-lb bombs and others strafed with up to three 20 mm gun pods, while most flew daily sorties delivering napalm, Snakeye bombs and big Zuni rockets. Many US Marines…

Book details

List price: $33.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 12/18/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 7.24" wide x 9.76" long x 0.28" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English



In the Beginning


To Battle


Cas, McCutcheon and Control


The Toughest Years


Golden Hawk Eyes


Appendices


Colour Plates Commentary


Index