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US Navy F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1972-73
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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US Navy F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1972-73
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Brad Elward
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By (author) Peter E. Davies
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Illustrated by Jim Laurier
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Illustrated by Iain Wyllie
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Series | Combat Aircraft |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:96 | Dimensions(mm): Height 248,Width 184 |
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Category/Genre | Asian and Middle Eastern history Vietnam war Aircraft |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781841762647
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Classifications | Dewey:959.704348 |
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Illustrations |
65 b/w; 46 col
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Imprint |
Osprey Publishing
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Publication Date |
28 August 2002 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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.
Author Biography
Angus Konstam hails from the Orkney Islands and is the author of over 15 books, many of which are published by Osprey. His other maritime titles include Pirates! and Buccaneers. Formerly the Curator of Weapons in the Royal Armouries at the Tower of London, he also served as the Chief Curator of the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida. He is now based in London, where he combines a freelance museum consultancy business with a career as a historian and writer. Angus McBride is one of the world's most respected historical illustrators, and has contributed to more than 70 Osprey titles in the past three decades. Born in 1931 of Highland parents but orphaned as a child, he was educated at Canterbury Cathedral Choir School. He worked in advertising agencies from 1947, and after national service, emigrated to South Africa. He now lives and works in Cape Town.
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