Osprey Publishing (uk) Ra-5c vigilante units in combat, paperback/robert r. powell

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Developed from the A-5 nuclear bomber and used in a reconnaissance role, the RA-5C Vigilante was the largest and fastest aeroplane ever to operate from the deck of an aircraft carrier.

During the Vietnam War (1955-1975) it sustained the highest loss ratio of any American aircraft in that conflict.

This volume includes compelling accounts of combat missions over key communist targets, where crews dodged Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) and anti-aircraft fire to secure all-important mission photographs.

Written by a Vigilante combat veteran this book is crammed full of action-packed first-hand accounts.

About the Author: Robert 'Boom' Powell had a 20-year career as a naval aviator, flying both the Vigilante and A-4 Skyhawk in combat over Vietnam.

Leaving the Navy to join Pan Am in the 1980s, he now flies B747-400 freighters across the globe.

This is his first book for Osprey.