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MIG-21 UNITS OF THE VIETNAM WAR
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| By: |
Istvan Toperczer, Mark Styling (Illus) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£16.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1841762636 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781841762630 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
14 December, 2001 |
| Series: |
Osprey Combat Aircraft No. 29 |
| Pages: |
96 |
| Description: |
A study of the ultimate Communist fighter of the Vietnam War, the MiG-21, and its use by the VPAF. It features first-hand accounts from the men who flew the MiG-21, along with scale drawings of all major variants. |
| Synopsis: |
Having honed their piloting skills on the subsonic MiG-17 and transonic MiG-19, the Vietnamese Peoples' Air Force (VPAF) received their first examples of the legendary MiG-21 supersonic fighter in 1966. Soon thrown into combat over North Vietnam, the guided-missile equipped MiG-21 proved a deadly opponent for the USAF, Navy and Marine Corps crews striking at targets deep into communist territory. Most of the VPAF's 12+ aces scored their bulk of their kills in the MiG-21, which was then the best fighter produced by Russia's premier fast jet manufacturer, Mikoyan Gurevich. Well over 200 MiG-21s were supplied to the VPAF, and the numerous models, and the schemes they wore, are chronicled in great detail in this unique volume. |
| Illustrations: |
40 colour & 100 b&w illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |