US Navy F-4 Phantom II Units of the Vietnam War 1969-73

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US Navy F-4 Phantom II Units of the Vietnam War 1969-73

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A detailed study of one of the US's most famous post-war aircraft, the F-4 Phantom, which saw service in three branches of the US military during the Vietnam War.

Although the F-4 Phantom II was the most important fighter-bomber to see action with all three American services during the Vietnam War, it was essentially a U.S. Navy design, and the carrier-borne squadron crews were its main operators in combat.

The aircraft pioneered the use of long-range, radar-guided missiles in combat, although the majority of its Vietnam missions involved ground-attack with a variety of innovative ordnance. From 1968 to 1973 the Phantom II was the standard U.S. Navy fighter in Southeast Asia, having replaced several other types. Its performance and versatility enabled it to perform a variety of different missions, and switch roles as necessary, in the assault on some of the world's most heavily defended territory.

Including detailed colour profiles and first-person commentary from active participants in the F-4's naval combat history, this is a detailed study of the U.S. armed services' most famous post-war fighter.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1
Recap

Chapter 2
Bombing Halt Operations

Chapter 3
Increasing Action

Chapter 4
Combat For All

Chapter 5
Linebacker

Appendices:
- US Navy F-4 wartime squadron deployments, dates and carriers in 1969-73
- Plates Commentaries
Index

Product details

Published 31 May 2018
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781472823601
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 20 b/w; 90 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Combat Aircraft
Short code COM 125
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Peter E. Davies

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Gareth Hector

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Jim Laurier

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