A-6 Intruder units of the Vietnam War
Morgan, Rick (Naval aviation historian)2012
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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 to all causes during the war. This work tells the complete story of these aircraft in combat during the Vietnam War. 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.
Main title:
A-6 Intruder units of the Vietnam War / Rick Morgan ; [illustrated by] Jim Laurier.
Author:
Morgan, Rick (Naval aviation historian), authorLaurier, Jim, illustrator
Imprint:
Botley, Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2012.
Collation:
96 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), 1 map ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Osprey combat aircraft ; 93.
Notes:
Includes index.Formerly CIP. UkAlso published electronically.
Contents:
IntroductionUnderwayThe only war we haveSemper Fi - Marines from the BeachCrescendoAppendices
ISBN:
9781849087551 (paperback)
Dewey class:
959.704348
Language:
English
Subject:
United States. NavyUnited States. Marine CorpsIntruder (Jet attack plane)Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Aerial operations, AmericanAirplanes, Military -- Markings -- United StatesWarfare and DefenceMilitary history: post-WW2 conflictsWarfare & defenceAir forces & warfarec 1960 to c 1969General & world historyHistoryAsian historyHistory of the AmericasMilitary historyBattles & campaignsVietnamUnited States of America, USA20th century, c 1900 to c 1999USA: Vietnam War
BRN:
4242072
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