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Us Attack Aviation: Air Force and Navy Light Attack, 1916 to the Present

Us Attack Aviation: Air Force and Navy Light Attack, 1916 to the Present

Head, Rg
Swift, Scott H.

Hardcover

Technology & EngineeringAir CombatArmed Forces

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ISBN10: 0764363565
ISBN13: 9780764363566
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd
Published: Oct 18 2022
Pages: 336
Weight: 2.50
Height: 1.90 Width: 7.70 Depth: 9.80
Language: English
Attack aviation is intense and dangerous. It necessitates the direct engagement of ground targets at low altitude. Attack aircraft are usually fighters or fighter-sized aircraft, with one or two engines, and one or two crew.
  • Provides an overview history of American attack aviation from its inception to present, including both the US Navy and Air Force.
  • Several case studies that characterize the evolution of technology and tactics over time: SBD Dauntless, AD Skyraider, A-4 Skyhawk, A-7 Corsair II, A-10 Thunderbolt II, and F/A-18 Hornet.
  • Each of the cases contains first-person accounts that include a description of the aircraft's origin, competitive procurement, major attack features, and combat employment.

Author R. G. Head (Brig. Gen., Ret.) has extensive experience in combat (325 missions, DFC, Silver Star) and an in-depth understanding of doctrine (taught future pilots at the Air Force Academy) and gained first-person exposure to the policy and engineering aspects of the aircraft procurement process while serving at the Pentagon and later as a private consultant working in collaboration with the US Navy. This is a story about flying. It is told by naval aviators, Air Force fighter pilots, and the men who built the airplanes the pilots flew.

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