Douglas A-4E/F Skyhawk in Navy Service (Naval Fighters Number Fifty-One)

Ginter, Steve with Albright, Steven

Published by Author-published, USA, 2001. ISBN 0942612515.

About this Item

Card covers (pbk), quarto, 168pp, b&w photos and diagrams. Light wear to card edges, small creases across free corners of card covers; a very good copy. The A-4 Skyhawk was the workhorse of the Vietnam War. It flew more strike missions than any other Navy aircraft and its losses in combat amounted to 37% of all Navy combat losses. The Navy lost 195 A-4s out of 530 total losses. A-4 losses, especially in the A-4E, were so heavy at times that squadrons had to re-equip with older A-4C's as there weren't enough A-4 E's to fill the squadrons. This small, nimble, rugged, and dependable bomber was the perfect surgical weapon for the day war over Vietnam. In fact, the A-4E/F with is five pylons could carry more than twice the tonnage of bombs that a B-17 or a B-24 could drop on Germany.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Douglas A-4E/F Skyhawk in Navy Service (Naval Fighters Number Fifty-One)
• Publisher: Author-published, USA, 2001. ISBN 0942612515.
• Binding: Soft cover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included