Product Description: Nicknamed the Ôflying dump truckÕ, the A-1 was a key component in naval air wings from the end of World War II into the 1960s, allowing the aircraft to play its part in the escalating conflict in Vietnam. Co-written by a two-tour Vietnam War combat veteran in the A-1, this is the first book that focuses exclusively on the aircraftÕs service in Vietnam.
Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 959.704348 EAN: 9781846034107 ISBN: 1846034108 Label: Osprey Publishing Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 112 Publication Date: March 31, 2009 Publisher: Osprey Publishing Release Date: March 31, 2009 Studio: Osprey Publishing
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The Flying Dump Truck
After attaining success as an attack aircraft in the Korean War (1950-1953), the AD-1 (later A1) Skyraider at the early 60's was just another piston-engined airplane slated for replacement by new jet models like the A4, A6 and A7 fighter/fighter- bombers. Nevertheless , the Vietnam War (1964-1975) brought her a new span of life with the VA squadrons in the Pacific Fleet. Starting just after the Tonkin Gulf incidents on August 1964, the A1, later driven out of the North Vietnamese skies by the ... Read More