Fly By Knights: Air Force A/B/RB-26 Air Commando Missions in the Vietnam War

By the time of the Vietnam War, the U.S. military had transitioned to jet aircraft. Yet leaders soon learned prop-driven planes could still play a role in counterinsurgency warfare. World War II-era Douglas B-26 light bombers proved effective in close air support and interdiction, beginning with Operation Farm Gate in 1961. Forty B-26s were remanufactured as improved A-26 attack aircraft, which destroyed hundreds of North Vietnamese supply vehicles on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in 1966-1969. The personal recollections of 37 pilots, navigators, maintenance and armament personnel, and family members, tell the harrowing story of B-26 and A-26 Air Commando Wing combat operations in Vietnam and Laos.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476686807
• ISBN13: 9781476686806
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up