Boniface, Roger MiGs Over North Vietnam. The Vietnamese Peoples Air Force in Combat 1965-1975

The Vietnamese People Air Force in Combat 1965 - 1975. For many years, the day to day working and opinions of the Vietnamese Peoples' Air Force (VPAF) has remained relatively unknown until the author uncovered rare first-hand accounts and many new photographs of VPAF operations over North Vietnam between 1965-1975. Frank opinions are voiced on how the North Vietnamese viewed the gradual escalation of the aerial conflict over their country, including details on key operations and VPAF tactics against USAF F-4s, F-105s, F-8s and B-52s. Details of the Black Friday Massacre, America's heaviest aerial defeat are related in the words of Nguyen Van Coc (the highest scoring pilot of the Vietnam conflict) who tells of his first kill and Dong Van De who recalls how he achieved the first ever double kill over American-flown aircraft, events which were never released into the public domain. Leading VPAF pilots including Major General Pham Ngoc Lan discuss their aerial engagements and tactics and Nguyen Tiem Sam recollects his kills of F-4 Phantoms using only ATOLL air-to -air missiles. Following exhaustive research, the author reveals much new data, which challenges previous reports. Three kills claimed by Lt. `Duke' Cunningham, later a US Senator and the success of Operation Bolo, America's response to the Black Friday Massacre are discussed. Also for the first time outside Vietnam, details of the Christmas bombings are released including the controversial first night fighter kill of a B-52 by Vu Xuan Thieu - a fact which the US military have never accepted even to this day.

Descriptions of tactics in combat against American F-4s, F-105s, F-8s and B-52s. Nguyen Van Hoc, North Vietnam's most successful fighter pilot of the Vietnam War, reports on the so-called "Black Friday", the U.S. Air Force's heaviest loss day of the entire war, and his comrade Dong Van De describes how he shot down two American aircraft in a single day. Many of the accounts presented here have never been published before. Leading pilots of the VPAF explain the tactics and strategies of their units and tell how they shot down the American F-4 "Phantoms" with their "Atoll" air-to-air missiles. After extensive research, the author presents new details on various air operations over North Vietnam, such as the three aircraft kills claimed by Lt. "Duke" Cunningham, or the "great" success of Operation Bolo, the American response to the Black Friday Massacre. Also included are details about the American "Christmas bombings" and the first night fighter successes of North Vietnamese pilots against the powerful B-52 bombers.

Frank opinions are expressed on how the North Vietnamese handled the gradual escalation of the conflict in the air over their country, including details on key operations and VPAF tactics against USAF F-4s, F-105s, F-8s and B-52s, details of the Black Friday Massacre, America's heaviest air defeat are told in the words of Nguyen Van Coc (the highest scoring pilot of the Vietnam conflict), who recounts his first kill, and Dong Van De, who remembers how he made the first double strike over American-flown aircraft, events that have never been made public. Leading VPAF pilots, including Major General Pham Ngoc Lan, discuss their air attacks and tactics, and Nguyen Tiem Sam recalls his F-4 Phantom kills using only ATOLL air-to-air missiles. After exhaustive research, the author reveals much new data that challenges previous accounts. Three kills of Lt. 'Duke' Cunningham, later a US senator, and the success of Operation Bolo, America's response to the Black Friday massacre are discussed. Also, for the first time outside Vietnam, details of the Christmas bombs are published, including the controversial first night-fight kill of a B-52 by Vu Xuan Thieu - a fact that the US military has yet to accept.