US Navy F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1972–73

by Brad Elward

Author	: Brad Elward
Publisher	: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages	: 235
Release	: 2012-11-20
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 1782006591

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The second of two books on the Navy's Phantom II MiG killers of the Vietnam War, this book covers the numerous actions fought out over North Vietnam during the Linebacker I and II operations of 1972-73. No fewer than 17 MiGs were downed during this period, five of them by the Navy's sole aces of the conflict, Lts Randy Cunningham and Willie Driscoll of VF-96. Drawing on primary sources such as surviving Phantom II aircrew and official navy documentation, the author has assembled the most precise appraisal of fighter operations involving US Navy Phantom II units and those elusive MiGs ever seen in print.

US Navy F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1972–73

by Brad Elward

Author	: Brad Elward
Publisher	: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages	: 96
Release	: 2012-11-20
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 1782007229

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The second of two books on the Navy's Phantom II MiG killers of the Vietnam War, this book covers the numerous actions fought out over North Vietnam during the Linebacker I and II operations of 1972-73. No fewer than 17 MiGs were downed during this period, five of them by the Navy's sole aces of the conflict, Lts Randy Cunningham and Willie Driscoll of VF-96. Drawing on primary sources such as surviving Phantom II aircrew and official navy documentation, the author has assembled the most precise appraisal of fighter operations involving US Navy Phantom II units and those elusive MiGs ever seen in print.

USAF F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1972–73

by Peter E. Davies

Author	: Peter E. Davies
Publisher	: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages	: 208
Release	: 2012-11-20
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 1782006974

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The F-4 Phantom II was the USAF workhorse fighter-bomber for the Linebacker campaign, which eventually saw US forces withdraw from Vietnam 'with honour' in 1973. This book covers the F-4 attacks on numerous targets in North Vietnamese cities such as Hanoi and Haiphong, as well as its engagements with Vietnamese MiG-19s and MiG-21s hell-bent on defending the north from 'Yankee air pirates'. The USAF's only ace crew, which scored their five kills during 1972, is also covered in a book containing many detailed photographs, a large proportion of which haven't been published before.

Iranian F-4 Phantom II Units in Combat

by Farzad Bishop

Author	: Farzad Bishop
Publisher	: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages	: 150
Release	: 2012-11-20
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 1782007083

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Different versions of the jet have provided the backbone of the frontline strength of the Iranian air force since the 1970s, and whole generations of Iranian pilots and ground personnel have been trained to fly and maintain them. Indeed, the type bore the brunt of active combat operations during the long war with Iraq. Iranian F-4 Phantom IIs were also some of best equipped examples ever exported by the USA. Some Iranian Phantom II pilots gathered immense experience on the type, flying it in combat for more than ten years. This book removes the veil of secrecy surrounding Iranian Phantom II operations since the war with Iraq.

US Navy F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1965–70

by Brad Elward

Author	: Brad Elward
Publisher	: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages	: 225
Release	: 2012-11-20
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 1782006583

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For every American fighter pilot involved in the Vietnam War, the ultimate goal was to 'kill a MiG'. In eight years of conflict 43 Vietnamese Peoples Air Force aircraft were claimed by US Navy and US Marine Corps Phantom II crews, and one single ace crew produced. Navy Phantom IIs scored the first kills of the Vietnam War, in April 1965, as well as scoring the last in January 1973. This volume charts the successes of the navy fighter crews as they encountered 'MiGs, Missiles and AAA' over the jungles of North Vietnam.

US Navy F-4 Phantom II Units of the Vietnam War 1964-68

by Peter E. Davies

Author	: Peter E. Davies
Publisher	: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages	: 99
Release	: 2016-08-25
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 1472814533

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The F-4 Phantom II is perhaps the most famous post-war fighter. Primarily used as a land-based fighter-bomber and reconnaissance platform, its naval origins and the immense contribution made to the US war effort in Vietnam by its original carrier-based versions began its legend. This title examines the unique aspects of the Phantom that made it so crucial to US Navy pilots during the Vietnam War – its massive engine power, long range, speed, the most powerful airborne search and fire-control radar installed in a fighter at the time, and of course its versatility as a ground attack and air-to-air platform. Packed with first hand accounts, unique profile artwork and rare photographs this is the history of one of the most important aircraft to be stationed on carriers off Southeast Asia during the war.

USAF F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1972–73

by Peter E. Davies

Author	: Peter E. Davies
Publisher	: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages	: 97
Release	: 2012-11-20
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 1782007547

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The F-4 Phantom II was the USAF workhorse fighter-bomber for the Linebacker campaign, which eventually saw US forces withdraw from Vietnam 'with honour' in 1973. This book covers the F-4 attacks on numerous targets in North Vietnamese cities such as Hanoi and Haiphong, as well as its engagements with Vietnamese MiG-19s and MiG-21s hell-bent on defending the north from 'Yankee air pirates'. The USAF's only ace crew, which scored their five kills during 1972, is also covered in a book containing many detailed photographs, a large proportion of which haven't been published before.

F-4 Phantom II vs MiG-21

by Peter E. Davies

Author	: Peter E. Davies
Publisher	: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages	: 183
Release	: 2013-05-20
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 1472803930

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This book draws us into the dangerous world braved by American and North Vietnamese airmen in the skies over Vietnam. Influential leaders and tacticians are profiled to provide a comparative evaluation of their contrasting skills. This book also reveals the technical specifications of each jet with an analysis of the weaponry, avionics and survival devices of the F-4 Phantom II as flown by the USAF and the MiG-21. The fighters' strengths and weaknesses are also compared, including turn radius, performance at altitude, range and structural integrity. First-person extracts reflect on the dangers of these aerial duels, as USAF pilots and their counterparts struggled to overcome each plane's shortcomings.

F-4 Phantom II Pilot's Flight Operating Manual

by United States Navy

Author	: United States Navy
Publisher	: Periscope Film LLC
Total Pages	: 602
Release	: 2010-08
Genre	: Transportation
ISBN	: 9781935700418

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One of the great aircraft of the Cold War era, the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II was the most heavily produced supersonic, all-weather fighter bomber. Capable of a top speed of Mach 2.23, it set sixteen world records including an absolute speed record of 1,606 mph and an altitude record of 98,557 feet. The F-4 flew Vietnam, in the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the Gulf War and amassed a record of 393 aerial victories. F-4s also flew as part of the USAF Thunderbirds and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration teams. Originally printed by McDonnell and the U.S. Navy in the 1960s, this flight operating handbook taught pilots everything they needed to know before entering the cockpit. Classified "restricted," the manual was recently declassified and is here reprinted in book form. This affordable facsimile has been reformatted. Care has been taken however to preserve the integrity of the text.