Название: USAF F-105 Thunderchief vs VPAF MiG-17: Vietnam 1965-1968 (Osprey Duel 95)
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2019
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 81
Размер: 13 Mb
Язык: English
The F-105D Thunderchief was originally designed as a low-altitude nuclear strike aircraft, but the outbreak of the Vietnam War led to it being used instead as the USAF's primary conventional striker against the exceptionally well-defended targets in North Vietnam and Laos. F-105 crews conducted long-distance missions from bases in Thailand, refuelling in flight several times and carrying heavy external bombloads.