USAF F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1972–73

Download or read book USAF F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1972–73 written by Peter E. Davies and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The F-4 Phantom II was the USAF workhorse fighter-bomber for the Linebacker campaign, which eventually saw US forces withdraw from Vietnam 'with honour' in 1973. This book covers the F-4 attacks on numerous targets in North Vietnamese cities such as Hanoi and Haiphong, as well as its engagements with Vietnamese MiG-19s and MiG-21s hell-bent on defending the north from 'Yankee air pirates'. The USAF's only ace crew, which scored their five kills during 1972, is also covered in a book containing many detailed photographs, a large proportion of which haven't been published before.