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A-7 Corsair II Units 1975-91
Engelsk Paperback
A-7 Corsair II Units 1975-91
Engelsk Paperback

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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.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
96
ISBN-13:
9781472840639
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1472840631
Udg. Dato:
18 feb 2021
Længde:
9mm
Bredde:
248mm
Højde:
439mm
Forlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato:
18 feb 2021
Forfatter(e):
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