Mig-21 Fishbed: Opposing Rolling Thunder 1966-68
Using archival photographs sourced directly from Vietnam, specially commissioned diagrams and combat accounts from veterans, Istvn Toperczer reveals how the MiG-21 defended Vietnam between 1966 and…
Specifikacia Mig-21 Fishbed: Opposing Rolling Thunder 1966-68
Using archival photographs sourced directly from Vietnam, specially commissioned diagrams and combat accounts from veterans, Istvn Toperczer reveals how the MiG-21 defended Vietnam between 1966 and 1968.One of the most successful communist jet fighters ever built, the MiG-21 "Fishbed" was involved in a series of deadly duels with American fighters over North Vietnam as the USAF and US Navy ramped up strike missions during Operation Rolling Thunder, culminating in the destruction of over 70 US aircraft for the loss of 35 "Fishbeds."Having honed their skills on the subsonic MiG-17, pilots of the Vietnam People's Air Force 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 American crews striking at targets deep into
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