A 6 Intruder Units 1974 96

Author : Rick Morgan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472818776
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A-6 Intruder Units 1974-96 written by Rick Morgan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fully illustrated guide to the US Navy and Marine Corps' most potent strike aircraft on a carrier flight deck in the decades after the Vietnam War.

Author : Rick Morgan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472818784
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A-6 Intruder Units 1974-96 written by Rick Morgan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-27 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the three decades following Vietnam, the veteran A-6 Intruder remained the most powerful strike aircraft available to the US Navy and Marine Corps. Engaged in operations over Cambodia, Lebanon and Libya during the 1970s and 80s, the A-6 maintained its reputation as the 'Main Battery' of carrier aviation, remaining in service through the First Gulf War up until 1996 when its duties were taken over by the F-14 Tomcat. Following on from his study of the A-6 Intruder's exploits during the Vietnam War, Rick Morgan details the technological developments that were introduced to the airframe after that conflict and how it shaped the operational employment of the aircraft. Filled with first-hand accounts from pilots and navigators, as well as profile artwork and photographs, this is the complete story of the US Navy's main medium attack aircraft in the latter part of the Cold War.

Author : Peter Mersky
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147284064X
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A-7 Corsair II Units 1975-91 written by Peter Mersky and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-18 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the A-7 Corsair II's peak in the mid-1980s, some 30 US Navy squadrons flew various versions of the aircraft, including six Naval Air Reserve units, and these many of these units saw action across the Middle East. By the time the jet saw combat in Operation Desert Storm (1991), there remained only two fleet squadrons – many fleet squadrons having either disestablished or transitioned to the F/A18 Hornet – but both of these units (VA-46 and VA-72) played a major role in the campaign to free Kuwait. The book details the technological development and improvements that were introduced to the airframe post-Vietnam (the FLIR targeting pod from 1979 and AGM-88 HARM missile from 1983 being the most important), and how they shaped operational employment of the aircraft. The jet's combat experiences in conflicts during the 1970s (Cambodia), 1980s (Lebanon, Grenada, Libya and Iran), and 1990s (Iraq) are explained in detail, and Peter Mersky's expert analysis is supported by numerous first-hand accounts from naval aviators that saw action with the A-7 during these campaigns.

Author : Lon Nordeen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472859227
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Harpoon Missile vs Surface Ships written by Lon Nordeen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-01-18 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated study of premier US anti-ship missile, the AGM/RGM-84 Harpoon, and its 1986 and '88 uses against Libyan and Iranian naval vessels. In this study, defence technology expert Lon Nordeen details the role played by the Harpoon missile in two Cold War flare-ups in the 1980s. The Harpoon was the first tactical anti-ship missile developed by the US Navy to provide a counter to the anti-ship missiles exported around the world by the Soviet Union and China. It was deployed on ships, aircraft, submarines and land vehicles and soon became the most widely used anti-ship missile system in the West, with 7,000+ having been produced since 1977, operated by the military forces of more than 30 nations. This exciting book explores the engagements of the Harpoon by the US Navy against its Libyan and Iranian adversaries, using original photographs and specially commissioned artwork to examine the naval systems and weapons employed by both counterparts. Drawing upon interviews with the US Navy A-6 Intruder crews that deployed the AGM084 variant of the Harpoon in 1986 and 1988, the author brings unique insight to his examination of these fascinating duels.

Author : Adrian Symonds
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445698730
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book US Naval Aviation in the 1980s: Atlantic and Pacific Fleet Air Stations written by Adrian Symonds and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2023-04-15 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lavishly illustrated story of US Naval Aviation in the 1980s. Take a step inside the day-to-day operations.

Author : Rick Morgan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849087563
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A-6 Intruder Units of the Vietnam War written by Rick Morgan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-12-20 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed in the years following the Korean War and then manufactured for over 30 years starting in 1960, the A-6 quickly became the most capable attack aircraft in the US Navy's stable. The first squadron, VA-75, made its initial deployment directly into combat in south-east Asia in 1965, and, over the next eight years, ten US Navy and four Marine Intruder squadrons would conduct combat operations throughout Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. After initial problems and a high loss rate, the type proved itself beyond all doubt as the Naval services' best night and foul-weather platform, particularly during the region's notorious monsoon season. The A-6 Intruder became a true classic of naval aviation over the skies of North Vietnam but the cost was high as 69 Intruders were lost in combat to all causes during the war. This work tells the complete story of these aircraft in combat during the Vietnam War.

Author : Peter Mersky
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782005374
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book US Navy A-7 Corsair II Units of the Vietnam War written by Peter Mersky and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-20 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arriving on station with the USS Ranger (CVA-61) in early December 1967, the first Corsair II squadron became operational immediatedly and sustained its first combat loss three weeks later. This book tells how the A-7 soon proved its worth supporting ground operations in South Vietnam. As it continued to serve in the ground support role, the navy swiftly introduced the A-7E which soon ran into difficulties with supply lines perhaps on account of what many perceived to have been a rushed introduction to service. Once these teething problems were resolved, the A-7E became the primary air-to-ground aircraft of the fleet.

Author : Robert Forsyth
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472829115
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Me 210/410 Zerstörer Units written by Robert Forsyth and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended as a progressive development of the twin-engined Bf 110 Zerstörer ('destroyer' or heavy fighter), the Me 210 first took to the air in September 1939. However, due to a lack of sufficient flight-testing before being declared service-ready, the Me 210 suffered from a less than satisfactory reputation in respect to its flight characteristics and weak undercarriage. After enhancements were made to the fuselage and wings, and the power of the plane was increased, the Me 210 became the Me 410 in late 1942. By this stage of the war much was expected of the two types, which were forced to fly in very dangerous skies over North Africa and in the defence of the German homeland. Both aircraft were deployed as heavy fighters, fighter-bombers, reconnaissance platforms and interceptors, seeing service with a number of different units. The Me 410 was fitted with 30 mm cannon, 21 cm underwing mortars and the colossal 5 cm BK cannon that was intended to pack a punch against the USAAF's four-engined bombers which threatened the Reich in large numbers from 1943 onwards. In this title, supported by contemporary photography and full-colour artwork, Robert Forsyth tells the complex story of the Me 210 and 410, detailing their development and assessing their capabilities as combat aircraft.

Author : T. E. Bell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472800273
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book B-57 Canberra Units of the Vietnam War written by T. E. Bell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The B-57 Canberra was the first jet-powered American attack aircraft committed to the Vietnam War. Involved in day-to-day interdiction missions as well as in classified “black” missions and a starring role in Operation Rolling Thunder; the B-57 evolved to become one of the most valuable weapons in the USAF inventory. The B-57E was involved in the Patricia Lynn missions, parts of which remain classified. This book also fully documents the role of the Australian Canberra B-20 in working alongside the B-57. Featuring scores of previously unpublished photographs; the story of the B-57 is the story of the Vietnam War.

Author : Peter Hunt
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781467924214
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Angles of Attack written by Peter Hunt and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the carrier launch in total darkness to the gut-dropping rolls through enemy antiaircraft fire, Peter Hunt puts you in the pilot's seat for the flight of your life.Moments after the first Gulf War began, attack pilot Pete Hunt was catapulted into the night sky from the deck of the USS Ranger. For the next six weeks, Hunt executed dozens of bombing missions into Kuwait and Iraq, including all-weather low-level attacks, A-6 Intruder missions so hazardous that they would never be flown in combat again. Whether Hunt was dropping laser-guided bombs on precision targets, supporting the Marines on the ground, or conducting attacks along the infamous “highway of death,” America's mission was clear – to force the invading Iraqi army out of Kuwait.Operation Desert Storm - America's first full-scale conflict since Vietnam - proved to the world that the U.S. military was still battle-ready after decades of Cold War and set the stage for military interventions for years to come. Hunt's gripping depiction of A-6 Intruders in combat is a thought provoking account of what America asks of her military every day.This…Gulf War memoir is excellent; it really does put the reader in the cockpit...Peter Hunt's enthusiastic account is one of the best of the type this reviewer has read in recent years. Peter Mersky, The Hook – Journal of Carrier Aviation Book Review, February 2003.