USAF F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1972–73 (Combat Aircraft, 55)

Davies, Peter E.

ISBN 10: 1841766577 / ISBN 13: 9781841766577

Published by Osprey Publishing, Botley, Oxford., 2005

About this Item

96 pages. 315g. Card covers FINE. Illustrated with B/W & colour photographs and colour profiles for the modeller.

Seller Inventory # 026215

Bibliographic Details

• Title: USAF F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1972?73 (Combat Aircraft, 55)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing, Botley, Oxford.
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841766577
• ISBN 13: 9781841766577
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Laurier, Jim
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis

The F-4 Phantom II was the USAF workhorse fighter-bomber for the Linebacker campaign, which eventually saw US forces withdraw from Vietnam 'with honour' in 1973. This book covers the F-4 attacks on numerous targets in North Vietnamese cities such as Hanoi and Haiphong, as well as its engagements with Vietnamese MiG-19s and MiG-21s hell-bent on defending the north from 'Yankee air pirates'. The USAF's only ace crew, which scored their five kills during 1972, is also covered in a book containing many detailed photographs, a large proportion of which haven't been published before.

About the Author

Peter Davies has written or co-written nine books on modern American combat aircraft, including the standard reference work on US Navy and Marine Corps Phantom II operations, 'Gray Ghosts'. He is based in Bristol. Jim Laurier attended Paier School of Art in Hamden and has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration ever since. As a pilot he combines his love of history with his flying experiences to create some of the most realistic and historically accurate aviation paintings seen today. Jim has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon and has been published in many books, magazines, and calendars.