Vietnam War Aircraft from Viceroy Books

Osprey Pub Co, 2018. New book, 80 pages, DUE89. Ever since its introduction in the late 1950s, the B-52 Stratofortress has been the United States' primary heavy bomber and a powerful symbol of its immense military might. Its powerful electronic countermeasures equipment (ECM) was thought to make the B-52 immune to ground-to-air missile attack, but in Vietnam, and later conflicts… Read more about this item

Osprey Pub Co, 2018. New book, 80 pages, DUE89. Ever since its introduction in the late 1950s, the B-52 Stratofortress has been the United States' primary heavy bomber and a powerful symbol of its immense military might. Its powerful electronic countermeasures equipment (ECM) was thought to make the B-52 immune to ground-to-air missile attack, but in Vietnam, and later conflicts… Read more about this item

Osprey Pub Co, 2018. New book, 80 pages, DUE89. Ever since its introduction in the late 1950s, the B-52 Stratofortress has been the United States' primary heavy bomber and a powerful symbol of its immense military might. Its powerful electronic countermeasures equipment (ECM) was thought to make the B-52 immune to ground-to-air missile attack, but in Vietnam, and later conflicts… Read more about this item

Mushroom Model Publications, 2021. New book, 312 pages. US Combat Aircraft Colours over Vietnam 1964 - 1975 covers all fixed-wing combat aircraft operated by US military during the Vietnam War 1964 - 1975. Volume 1 covers aircraft operated by US Air Force, Volume 2 - by US Navy and Marines. The book is illustrated with numerous colour and monochromatic photographs… Read more about this item

Mushroom Model Publications, 2021. New book, 312 pages. US Combat Aircraft Colours over Vietnam 1964 - 1975 covers all fixed-wing combat aircraft operated by US military during the Vietnam War 1964 - 1975. Volume 1 covers aircraft operated by US Air Force, Volume 2 - by US Navy and Marines. The book is illustrated with numerous colour and monochromatic photographs… Read more about this item

Mushroom Model Publications, 2021. New book, 312 pages. US Combat Aircraft Colours over Vietnam 1964 - 1975 covers all fixed-wing combat aircraft operated by US military during the Vietnam War 1964 - 1975. Volume 1 covers aircraft operated by US Air Force, Volume 2 - by US Navy and Marines. The book is illustrated with numerous colour and monochromatic photographs… Read more about this item

Philedition, 2011. New book, 26 pages. The Curtiss SB2C participated in the last two years of the war in the Pacific and was one of the major combat aircraft in the USN inventory in 1945. With the War’s end these aircraft were soon relegated to second line units, but against all expectations the Helldiver had not fought its last war.… Read more about this item

Philedition, 2011. New book, 26 pages. The Curtiss SB2C participated in the last two years of the war in the Pacific and was one of the major combat aircraft in the USN inventory in 1945. With the War’s end these aircraft were soon relegated to second line units, but against all expectations the Helldiver had not fought its last war.… Read more about this item

Harpia Publishing, 2011. New book, 256 pages, 294 B&W photos, 117 colour photos, 1 map, 30 colour profiles. Compiled with extensive help from previously unavailable documents that have emerged from official Vietnamese archives, and also with the assistance of narratives from dozens of participants and eyewitnesses, this volume reveals that air warfare over Vietnam did not end when the US… Read more about this item

Harpia Publishing, 2011. New book, 256 pages, 294 B&W photos, 117 colour photos, 1 map, 30 colour profiles. Compiled with extensive help from previously unavailable documents that have emerged from official Vietnamese archives, and also with the assistance of narratives from dozens of participants and eyewitnesses, this volume reveals that air warfare over Vietnam did not end when the US… Read more about this item

Squadron/Signal Publications, 2016. New book, 80 pages, SS10241. The Republic F-105 Thunderchief was the largest single-seat, single engine combat aircraft to enter production, was conceived as supersonic, low altitude fighter-bomber capable of delivering a heavy nuclear payload. While never used as intended, the Thunderchief did see extensive combat. The F-105 carried the brunt of the U.S. bombing campaign during the… Read more about this item

Osprey Pub Co, 2012. New book, 96 pages, COM093. Designed in the years following the Korean War and then manufactured for over 30 years starting in 1960, the A-6 quickly became the most capable attack aircraft in the US Navy's stable. The first squadron, VA-75, made its initial deployment directly into combat in south-east Asia in 1965, and, over the… Read more about this item

Osprey Pub Co, 2014. New book, 80 pages, DUE61. Revered by Naval Aviators as the 'last of the gunfighters' due to its quartet of Colt-Browning Mk 12 20 mm cannon, the F-8 Crusader enjoyed great success against VPAF MiG-17s during the Rolling Thunder campaign of 1966-68. But, the MiG-17's unequalled low-speed manoeuvrability, small size and powerful cannon armament meant that… Read more about this item

Osprey Pub Co, 2015. New book, 96 pages, COM108. The Douglas A-3 Skywarrior, though something of a cult favourite, remains a largely unremarked classic of Naval Aviation. Built for nuclear weapon delivery, the A-3 made its name in Vietnam as a conventional bomber, tanker and Electronic Warfare platform. It was the largest aircraft ever regularly operated from the decks of… Read more about this item

Harpia Publishing, 2011. New book, 256 pages, 294 B&W photos, 117 colour photos, 1 map, 30 colour profiles. Compiled with extensive help from previously unavailable documents that have emerged from official Vietnamese archives, and also with the assistance of narratives from dozens of participants and eyewitnesses, this volume reveals that air warfare over Vietnam did not end when the US… Read more about this item

Osprey Pub Co, 2012. New book, 96 pages, COM94. Twenty-five US Marine Corps squadrons flew versions of the Phantom II and 11 of them used the aircraft in South-East Asia from May 1965 through to early 1973. Rather than the air-to-air missiles that were the main component in the original F-4 armament, these aircraft carried an ever-expanding range of weaponry.… Read more about this item

Osprey Pub Co, 2009. New book, 80 pages, DUE23. The Vietnam War placed unexpected demands upon American military forces and equipment, which had been focused on the probability of tactical nuclear warfare. The principal US naval fighter, the McDonnell F-4 Phantom, had originally been designed to defend the Fleet from air attack at long range. However, its tremendous power and… Read more about this item

Osprey Pub Co, 2004. New book, 96 pages, COM43. Designed to form the backbone of Strategic Air Command’s nuclear deterrent, the B-52 force was brought to higher states of readiness whenever crisis threatened the USA, most notably when Kennedy and Khruschev went eyeball-to-eyeball over Cuba. Soon afterwards, B-52s formed the backbone of the USAF’s bombing campaign in Vietnam, Cambodia and… Read more about this item

Osprey Pub Co, 2001. New book, 96 pages, COM26. For every American fighter pilot involved in the Vietnam War, 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… Read more about this item

Osprey Pub Co, 2010. New book, 96 pages, COM84. Facing the most formidably concentrated air defences in history, pilots of the F-105D flew against North Vietnamese targets day after day during the 43 months of Operation Rolling Thunder. Despite its limited maneuverability and the lack of self-sealing fuel tanks, which made it susceptible to combat damage, the 'bombers' shot down… Read more about this item