was a versatile and legendary U.S. Navy and Marine Corps attack aircraft. Entering service in the 1950s, the A-4 played a crucial role in various conflicts, including the Vietnam War, where it ...

To bolster its beleaguered Army of the Republic of Vietnam ally, the U.S. military sent airpower assets in force. As I’ve ...

In addition, a T-28 Trojan was the first American fixed-wing attack aircraft lost in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Capt. Robert L. Simpson, USAF, Detachment 2A, 1st Air Commando Group ...

The airframe resulted from a Bureau of Aeronautics request for an all-weather attack aircraft that could one, perform short-distance takeoffs and landings; two, perform long-range interdiction ...

Based on the A-6 Intruder ground attack aircraft, the Prowler is a twin-engine, mid-wing configured aircraft that has a side by-side cockpit arrangement. The EA-6B war fighting systems includes ...

The AV-8B V/STOL strike aircraft was designed to replace the AV-8A and the A-4M light attack aircraft. The Marine Corps requirement for a V/STOL light attack force has been well documented since ...

Unlike C-130s, which are meant to carry cargo and troops, the AC-130, the attack variant ... version of the historic AC-130 aircraft, which dates back to the Vietnam War. Unlike C-130s, which ...

An pilot’s memoir of high-risk reconnaissance and aerial intelligence-gathering in Vietnam.