USAF and VNAF A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War

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USAF and VNAF A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War

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An illustrated combat history of the two-seat (A-1E/G) and single-seat (A-1H/J) Skyraiders and how they helped train the fledgling VNAF.

Equipped only with the two-seat models of the Skyraider, American pilots were required to have VNAF 'observers' in the aircraft for every mission. Eventually, this arrangement was changed as enough Vietnamese pilots were trained to man their own squadrons, while USAF squadrons were tasked with close support for US ground forces. Eventually, no fewer than four USAF and seven VNAF Skyraider units saw service in Vietnam. Additionally, one A-1 training squadron flew from Hurlburt Field, Florida, throughout the Vietnam War era. In the ten years that this squadron was active, nearly 1000 USAF and 300 VNAF pilots were trained in the Skyraider. While the core mission of all Skyraider squadrons was Close Air Support (CAS), other missions were accomplished at various times. Among these were Search and Rescue (SAR), night interdiction on the Ho Chi Minh trail, helicopter escort and special forces support to name but a few.

As the author demonstrates in this volume, each of these missions took full advantage of the Skyraider's ability to deliver a variety of munitions in close proximity to friendly forces while inflicting heavy casualties on enemy forces.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Skyraider and its ordnance
Original Skyraider units
Follow-on Skyraider units
Final Skyraider units
Appendices

Product details

Published 20 Feb 2013
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781780960685
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 20 b/w; 90 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Combat Aircraft
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Byron E Hukee

Byron E Hukee is a retired USAF fighter pilot who…

Illustrator

Jim Laurier

Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives i…

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