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Fly By Knights: Air Force A/B/RB-26 Air Commando Missions in the Vietnam War

Fly By Knights: Air Force A/B/RB-26 Air Commando Missions in the Vietnam War - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Roger D. Graham (Editor)Publish date:2022-08-26Pages:290
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476686806ISBN-10:1476686807UPC:9781476686806Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:Vietnam WarSize:10.00 x 7.00 x 0.61 inchesWeight:1.1199Product ID:SCYP3MCBAD

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.

Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476686806ISBN-10:1476686807UPC:9781476686806Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:Vietnam WarSize:10.00 x 7.00 x 0.61 inchesWeight:1.1199Product ID:SCYP3MCBAD
Roger D. Graham is a 1963 graduate of the Air Force Academy, attorney, navigator-bombardier, retired Air Force colonel, retired Lockheed Martin attorney and author. He lives in Acworth, Georgia.
Publisher: McFarland & Company

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