F-100 Super Sabre Units of the Vietnam War

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F-100 Super Sabre Units of the Vietnam War

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Featuring first-hand accounts from the men flying it, and the men on the ground relying on it for protection, an illustrated history of the unique role played by this aircraft in the war in Vietnam, right up to its possible role in a tactical nuclear strike and as a mobile nuclear deterrent.

The F-100 Super Sabre may have been superseded by the superior technology of the F-105 Thunderchief and the F-4 Phantom, but by the Vietnam War it remained in service. The Super Sabre was deployed as an air defence fighter, and was later given nuclear capability. The F-100's toughness, adaptability and reliability made it ideal for the incessant missions that were demanded by close support and counter-insurgency missions. 242 Super Sabres and 87 aircrew were lost during the war but their role, particularly in developing the tactics used for discovering and destroying SAM sites, was invaluable.

This book describes some of the most important actions that the F-100 took part in, looks at the pilots who flew it and analyses the impact of the aircraft on the war.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE
DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER TWO
WARHORSE

CHAPTER THREE
THE MISSION

CHAPTER FOUR
WILD WEASELS

CHAPTER FIVE
MISTY FAC

APPENDICES
COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY
INDEX

Product details

Published 20 Aug 2011
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781849084468
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 41 b/w; 49 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Combat Aircraft
Short code COM 89
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Peter E. Davies

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Rolando Ugolini

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David Menard

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