F-105 Thunderchief MiG Killers of the Vietnam War

by Peter E. Davies

USAF Rolling Thunder strike missions tactically assaulted North Vietnamese defenses, overcoming MiG fighter jets and SAM (surface to air) missiles to devastate North Vietnam's industrial base strategically.

Despite its "F-for-fighter" designation, the F-105 was designed and purchased to give the USAF an aircraft for delivery of nuclear weapons at very high speed, long range and below-the-radar altitudes. When the Vietnam War began, it was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782008047
• ISBN13: 9781782008040
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.1" x 9.6"