{"product_id":"us-navy-a-1-skyraider-units-rick-burgess-9781846034107","title":"US Navy A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War","description":"\u003cp\u003eOsprey's examination of the A-1 Skyraider Units' participation in the Vietnam War (1955-1975). Designed and built as a carrier-based attack aircraft in 1944, the A-1 reached frontline units too late to see combat in World War II (1939-1945). With the advent of jets in the late 1940s, the Skyraider was seen as a dated throwback to the golden age of piston-engined naval aviation. Despite its days seemingly numbered, the A-1 proved to be a huge success in the Korean War. Remaining in production through to 1957, some 3,180 Skyraiders had been built by the time the last one left the Douglas plant. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNicknamed the ''flying dump truck'', the A-1 remained a key component in naval air wings into the 1960s, allowing the aircraft to play its part in the escalating conflict in Vietnam. Both A-1 attack and EA-1F airborne early warning aircraft saw action in Southeast Asia from 1960 through to 1969, when the last examples were finally retired from carrier decks. The A-1s in particular bombed targets in both North and South Vietnam, despite the aircraft being highly vulnerable to enemy flak and fighters. Co-written by a two-tour Vietnam War combat veteran in the A-1, this is the first book that focuses exclusively on the aircraft's service in Vietnam, providing a must-have volume for Vietnam aviation enthusiasts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rick Burgess, Zip Rausa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1846034108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781846034107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.64h x 7.32w x 0.30d","brand":"Rick Burgess","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46110754472191,"sku":"9781846034107","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e25f8c98-d472-4f25-ac94-fd0dc4d2e59d.jpg?v=1725469677","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/us-navy-a-1-skyraider-units-rick-burgess-9781846034107","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}