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RA-5C Vigilante Units in Combat
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Developed from the A-5 nuclear bomber and used in a reconnaissance role, the RA-5C Vigilante was the largest and fastest aeroplane ever to operate from the deck of an aircraft carrier.
During the Vietnam War it sustained the highest loss ratio of any American aircraft in that conflict. This volume includes compelling accounts of combat missions over key communist targets, where crews dodged Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) and anti-aircraft fire to secure all-important mission photographs.
Written by a Vigilante combat veteran this book is crammed full of action-packed first-hand accounts.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE
LINEAGE
CHAPTER TWO
COMBAT DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER THREE
HOT TIMES
CHAPTER FOUR
FROM HIGHWAY PATROL TO PROTECTIVE REACTION
CHAPTER FIVE
LINEBACKER FINALE
CHAPTER SIX
OTHER PLACES, OTHER MISSIONS
APPENDICES
-COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY
-INDEX
Product details
| Published | Oct 20 2012 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 96 |
| ISBN | 9781782005421 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 118 b/w; 42 col |
| Series | Combat Aircraft |
| Short code | COM 51 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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