MIG-21 Units of the Vietnam War by Toperczer, István

MIG-21 Units of the Vietnam War (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781841762630)

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MIG-21 Units of the Vietnam War by Toperczer, István

MIG-21 Units of the Vietnam War

$25.00
MIG-21 Units of the Vietnam War by Toperczer, István

MIG-21 Units of the Vietnam War

$25.00
Format: Paperback
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Osprey's study of the use of MiG-21 Units in the Vietnam War (1955-1975). 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.

Author: Istv疣 Toperczer
ISBN-10: 1841762636
ISBN-13: 9781841762630
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 12/25/2001
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.78h x 7.27w x 0.31d
By Istv疣 Toperczer
By Istv疣 Toperczer
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Istv疣 Toperczer is a flight surgeon with the Hungarian Air Force. In his spare time, he has become one of the few individuals from outside Vietnam to be given open access to the files of the Vietnamese People's Air Force. He has made several visits to Hanoi, and other Vietnamese cities, in the past five years, and has interviewed many of the leading aces from the war years.

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