The complete story of A-6 combat operations during the Vietnam War, illustrated throughout.
Designed in the years following the Korean War and then manufactured for over 30 years starting in 1960, the A-6 quickly became the most capable attack aircraft in the US Navy's stable. The first squadron, VA-75, made its initial deployment directly into combat in south-east Asia in 1965, and, over the next eight years, ten US Navy and four Marine Intruder squadrons would conduct combat operations throughout Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
After initial problems and a high loss rate, the type proved itself beyond all doubt as the Naval services' best night and foul-weather platform, particularly during the region's notorious monsoon season. The A-6 Intruder became a true classic of naval aviation over the skies of North Vietnam but the cost was high as 69 Intruders were lost in combat to all causes during the war.
This work tells the complete story of these aircraft in combat during the Vietnam War.
| ISBN: | 9781849087551 |
| Publication date: | 20th December 2012 |
| Author: | Rick Morgan |
| Illustrator: | Jim Laurier |
| Publisher: | Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 96 pages |
| Series: | Osprey Combat Aircraft |
| Genres: |
Air forces and warfare Military history: post-WW2 conflicts Modern warfare Asian history |
The complete story of A-6 combat operations during the Vietnam War, illustrated throughout.
Designed in the years following the Korean War and then manufactured for over 30 years starting in 1960, the A-6 quickly became the most capable attack aircraft in the US Navy's stable. The first squadron, VA-75, made its initial deployment directly into combat in south-east Asia in 1965, and, over the next eight years, ten US Navy and four Marine Intruder squadrons would conduct combat operations throughout Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
After initial problems and a high loss rate, the type proved itself beyond all doubt as the Naval services' best night and foul-weather platform, particularly during the region's notorious monsoon season. The A-6 Intruder became a true classic of naval aviation over the skies of North Vietnam but the cost was high as 69 Intruders were lost in combat to all causes during the war.
This work tells the complete story of these aircraft in combat during the Vietnam War.
A-6 Intruder Units of the Vietnam War features in the following genres: Air forces and warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Modern warfare, Asian history
A-6 Intruder Units of the Vietnam War is available in Paperback
A-6 Intruder Units of the Vietnam War was written by Rick Morgan and published by Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
A-6 Intruder Units of the Vietnam War has 96 pages
Yes it is part of Osprey Combat Aircraft series
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