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Eyes of the Fleet Over Vietnam - Rf-8 Crusader Combat Photo-Reconnaissance Missions (Hardcover)
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Eyes of the Fleet Over Vietnam - Rf-8 Crusader Combat Photo-Reconnaissance Missions (Hardcover)
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Photo reconnaissance played a significant role during the Cold War,
however it remained unknown to the public for many years because
its product and methods remained classified for security purposes.
While the U-2 gets most of the credit, low-level photo
reconnaissance played an equally important role and was essential
to target selection and bomb damage assessment during the Vietnam
War. Moreover the contribution of naval aviation photo
reconnaissance to the bombing effort in Vietnam is largely an
untold story. This book highlights the role of the unarmed
supersonic RF-8A/G photo-Crusader throughout the war, and also the
part played by its F-8 and F-4 escort fighters. Veteran and
historian Kenneth Jack pieces together the chronological history of
photo recon in the Vietnam War between 1964 and 1972, describing
all types of missions undertaken, including several Crusader vs.
MiG dogfights and multiple RF-8 shootdowns with their associated,
dramatic rescues. The narrative focuses on Navy Photo Squadron
VFP-63, but also dedicates chapters to VFP-62 and Marine VMCJ-1.
Clandestine missions conducted over Laos began 1964, becoming a
congressionally authorized war after the Tonkin Gulf incident in
August 1964. VFP-63 played a role in that incident and thereafter
sent detachments to Navy carriers for the remainder of the war. By
war's end, they had lost 30 aircraft with 10 pilots killed, six
POWs, and 14 rescued. The historical narrative is brought to life
through vivid first-hand details of missions over intensely
defended targets in Laos and North Vietnam. While most books on the
Vietnam air war focus on fighter and bombing action, this book
provides fresh insight into the air war through its focus on photo
reconnaissance and coverage of both versions of the Crusader.
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