MiG-21 Units of the Vietnam War

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MiG-21 Units of the Vietnam War

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Having honed their piloting skills on the subsonic MiG-17 and transonic MiG-19, the Vietnamese Peoples' Air Force (VPAF) received their first examples of the legendary MiG-21 supersonic fighter in 1966.

Soon thrown into combat over North Vietnam, the guided-missile equipped MiG-21 proved a deadly opponent for the USAF, Navy and Marine Corps crews striking at targets deep into communist territory. Most of the VPAF's 12+ aces scored their bulk of their kills in the MiG-21, which was then the best fighter produced by Russia's premier fast jet manufacturer, Mikoyan Gurevich.

Well over 200 MiG-21s were supplied to the VPAF, and the numerous models and the schemes they wore are chronicled in great detail in this unique volume.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE
BEYOND MACH 2.0

CHAPTER TWO
VICTORIES AND LOSSES

CHAPTER THREE
THE CLIMAX

CHAPTER FOUR
AIRFIELDS AND MAINTENANCE

APPENDICES
-COLOUR PLATES
-COMMENTARY
-INDEX

Product details

Published Nov 20 2012
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781782007494
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 90 b/w; 47 col
Series Combat Aircraft
Short code COM 29
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

István Toperczer

István Toperczer is a flight surgeon with the Hung…

Illustrator

Mark Styling

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