A-3 Skywarrior Units of the Vietnam War

A-3 Skywarrior Units of the Vietnam War cover

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The Douglas A-3 Skywarrior, though something of a cult favourite, remains a largely unremarked classic of Naval Aviation. Built for nuclear weapon delivery, the A-3 made its name in Vietnam as a conventional bomber, tanker and Electronic Warfare platform. It was the largest aircraft ever regularly operated from the decks of aircraft carriers, earning it the fleet-wide nickname 'Whale'. It excelled in every mission area assigned to it and operated in the US Navy for more than four decades, from 1956 through to 1991. Fully illustrated to depict the incredible array of paint schemes and awesome size, this volume focuses on the type's Vietnam service, which saw the aircraft briefly used as a bomber over both North and South Vietnam from March 1965, before the Skywarrior proved far more valuable as a multi-role tanker (KA-3B) and tanker/tactical jammer (EKA-3B). The title includes details on all of these operations as well as more clandestine reconnaissance missions, and provides information about the men that flew them.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Jet Bombers At Sea - 1956-1964 /Chapter 2 Heavy Attack in action – Bombs and Tanking 1964-1967 /Chapter 3 Electronic Warrior – 1967-73 /Chapter 5 Who Are Those Guys? VAP and VQ /Appendices: Aircraft Losses, Cruise and deployment List

Product details

Published Mar 24 2015
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781472805645
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 50 b/w; 50 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Combat Aircraft
Short code COM 108
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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