Ra-5c Vigilante Units in Combat by Powell, Robert R.

Ra-5c Vigilante Units in Combat (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781841767499)

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Format: Paperback
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Ra-5c Vigilante Units in Combat by Powell, Robert R.

Ra-5c Vigilante Units in Combat

$25.00
Ra-5c Vigilante Units in Combat by Powell, Robert R.

Ra-5c Vigilante Units in Combat

$25.00
Format: Paperback
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Developed from the A-5 nuclear bomber and used in a reconnaissance role, the RA-5C Vigilante was the largest and fastest aeroplane ever to operate from the deck of an aircraft carrier. During the Vietnam War (1955-1975) it sustained the highest loss ratio of any American aircraft in that conflict. This volume includes compelling accounts of combat missions over key communist targets, where crews dodged Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) and anti-aircraft fire to secure all-important mission photographs. Written by a Vigilante combat veteran this book is crammed full of action-packed first-hand accounts.

Author: Robert R. Powell
ISBN-10: 1841767492
ISBN-13: 9781841767499
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 10/22/2004
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.76h x 7.24w x 0.27d
By Robert R. Powell
By Robert R. Powell
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Robert 'Boom' Powell had a 20-year career as a naval aviator, flying both the Vigilante and A-4 Skyhawk in combat over Vietnam. Leaving the Navy to join Pan Am in the 1980s, he now flies B747-400 freighters across the globe. This is his first book for Osprey.

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