USN F-4 MiG Killers of the Vietnam War, Vol. I
For every American fighter pilot involved in the Vietnam War (1965-1973), the ultimate goal was to 'kill a MiG'. In eight years of conflict 43 Vietnamese Peoples Air Force aircraft were claimed by US Navy and US Marine Corps Phantom II crews, and one single ace crew produced. Navy Phantom IIs scored the first kills of the Vietnam War, in April 1965, as well as scoring the last in January 1973.
This volume charts the successes of the navy fighter crews as they encountered 'MiGs, Missiles and AAA' over the jungles of North Vietnam.
USN F-4 MiG Killers of the Vietnam War, Vol. II
This volume continues the story from Volume I, 1965-1970, and tells the story of the US Navy F-4 Phantom II MiG kills during the 1972-73 time frame, namely Operation Linebacker.
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This volume shows the impact of the recently opened TOPGUN Fighter Weapons School, and the various reports of engagements are based on a combination of crew interviews and excerpts from the Red Baron reports.
S-3 Viking In Action
The Lockheed S-3 Viking was developed in the late 1960s to serve as a dedicated carrier-based anti-submarine aircraft. Over the years, it evolved into an outstanding surveillance and anti-surface platform, effective not only against submarines but also large and small surface ships. As its nearly 35-year career came to an end in 2009, the Viking also took on the carrier air wing organic tanking requirements, retiring with more than half of its service life remaining. A total of 187 aircraft were built and served in 16 US Navy squadrons. The Viking and its main variant, the highly classified ES-3A Shadow electronic surveillance aircraft, played a key role in the Cold War and in the conflicts of the 1990s.
This book is one of the few publications to tell the Viking story and is packed with photos and detailed line drawings, all depicting the aircraft’s weapons, paint schemes, sensors and interior. It also provides an overview of some of the more significant variants that were studied, but never fully pursued, such as the Carrier On-Board Delivery (COD-US-3) and dedicated refueling (KS-3) variants. It also discusses the aircraft’s role in Operation Desert Storm and how the lessons learned from that conflict impacted the Viking’ mission during the latter part of the 1990s and early 2000s.
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