Название: US Navy A-7 Corsair II Units of the Vietnam War
Автор: Norman Birzer, Peter Mersky
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Серия: Osprey Combat Aircraft 48
ISBN: 978 1841767314
Год издания: 2004
Язык: English
Cтраниц: 96
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 4,2 MB
Osprey's examination of A-7 Corsair II Units of the Vietnam War (1955-1975). Arriving on station with the USS Ranger (CVA-61) in early December 1967, the first Corsair II squadron became operational immediatedly and sustained its first combat loss three weeks later. This book tells how the A-7 soon proved its worth supporting ground operations in South Vietnam. As it continued to serve in the ground support role, the navy swiftly introduced the A-7E which soon ran into difficulties with supply lines - perhaps on account of what many perceived to have been a rushed introduction to service. Once these teething problems were resolved, the A-7E became the primary air-to-ground aircraft of the fleet.