MiG-21 Units of the Vietnam War (Osprey Combat Aircraft 29)
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Book Description
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.
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Osprey's Combat series combines the best archival photography available with specially commissioned artworks and first hand accounts, making these books favourites amongst historians, modellers and aviation enthusiasts everywhere.
MiG-21 Units of the Vietnam War (Osprey Combat Aircraft 29),Istvan Toperczer,Mark Styling,Osprey Publishing,1841762636,Asia - General,Aviation - General,History,History - Military / War,Military,Military - Other,Military - Vietnam War,Air forces & warfare,Aircraft: general interest,Asian history: Vietnam War,History / Military / Aviation,Vietnam,War & defence operations,c 1970 to c 1980
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