Vivid accounts by fliers who fought the war support theories and practices of the time-again, for both good and ill.ĭavies presents a clear picture of what it was like for F-4 II crewmen when they hit problems in air-to-air, interdiction, and close support sorties. Ronald “Mugs” McKeown, who says, “It’s like a knife fight in a phone booth.” For example, when discussing a Phantom-MIG Fresco duel, he quotes Lt. Comments by pilots provide an insider’s view. He examines changes in the F-4 II airframe, its missiles and tactics, as well as the political climate-for good and for bad. Captions provide related facts to enhance readers’ knowledge of Navy operations.ĭavies first explains the fighter aircraft environment before the 1969-73 period that he concentrates on. Nearly every page of the book contains a photograph of crewmen or an airplane. A history of each plane complements his artwork. Illustrator Jim Laurier, who has worked with Osprey since 2000, contributes thirty color profile paintings of F-4 Phantom IIs with distinct markings of their aircraft carriers. For it, he interviewed Navy and Marine Corps fliers who operated from aircraft carriers. $23, paper $18.40, Kindle) is author Peter E. US Navy F-4 Phantom II Units of the Vietnam War 1969-73 (Osprey, 96 pp. The series authors and illustrators are historians who focus on specific models of aircraft and their crews during a narrow period of warfare. Fans of military aircraft cannot ask for more than what Osprey Publishing provides with its Combat Aircraft Series.
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