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Fly By Knights : Air Force A/B/RB-26 Air Commando Missions in the Vietnam War
Overview
By the time of the Vietnam War, the U.S. military had transitioned to jet aircraft. Yet leaders soon learned prop-driven planes could still play a role in counterinsurgency warfare. World War II-era Douglas B-26 light bombers proved effective in close air support and interdiction, beginning with Operation Farm Gate in 1961. Forty B-26s were remanufactured as improved A-26 attack aircraft, which destroyed hundreds of North Vietnamese supply vehicles on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in 1966-1969. The personal recollections of 37 pilots, navigators, maintenance and armament personnel, and family members, tell the harrowing story of B-26 and A-26 Air Commando Wing combat operations in Vietnam and Laos.
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- ISBN-13: 9781476686806
- ISBN-10: 1476686807
- Publisher: McFarland & Company
- Publish Date: August 2022
- Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.61 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.12 pounds
- Page Count: 290
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