This new softcover
LTV A-7D/K Corsair II book written by Werner Munzenmaier and published by Double
Ugly Books is available from AirDoc.
It includes 137 pages of colour
photos telling the history and story of the A-7 Corsair II. This is a book
that is full of photos....315
colour photos of airframe, artwork and squadron patches etc, plus 62 very high
quality walkaround photos of the A-7D and the A-7K, plus 23 colour side profiles
and 3 complete sets of 4 view colour drawings showing different camo patterns.
The book measures 8 1/4" x 11 3/4", so it is a big book and all the
pages are glossy and the photos are well lit and first class in quality.
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But it's not just a picture
book.......there is plenty of text telling the story of "The Sluf in USAF
and USANG Service" from 1968 to 1993. The text covers the A-7
history well without being bogged down in too much detail.
But let's have a look inside and
see what it does offer you. The inside front cover lists the LTV A-7D
Corsair II losses and attritions, some of which occurred during the Vietnam
War. The introduction is in English and German (as are the photos
descriptions) and covers the A-7 from it's introduction with the USN to replace
the A-4 and later adopted by the USAF due to an earlier demand by US Secretary
of Defence Robert MacNamara that the USAF and USN to standardize their aircraft
types. The first flight of the YA-7A was on Sept 27 1965 and 2 years later
the A-7 was flying combat missions in Vietnam. The various A-7 versions
are covered plane by plane. The ANG eventually acquired the A-7 and that
is also covered in the book, but first the story of the Corsair II in USAF
service is told before the story moves on to the ANG Units. The A-7 successfully took on seemingly impossible tasks
such as replacing the A-1 Skyraider by protecting the rescue helicopters as they
retrieved down pilots.
The books covers the following
topics:
- Introduction
- USAF Corsairs
- The A-7D in Vietnam
- 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing
- 57th Tactical Fighter Wing
- 58th Tactical Fighter Wing
- 354th Tactical Fighter Wing
- 355th Tactical Fighter Wing
- AFSC/Test Wings
- US Air National Guard
- Arizona ANG 152nd TFS/195th
TFTS - 162nd TFG
- Colorado ANG 120th TFS -140th
TFW
- Iowa ANG 124th TFS -132nd TFW
- Michigan ANG 107th TFS -127th
TFW
- New Mexico ANG 188th TFS
-150th TFG
- Ohio ANG 112th TFS -180th TFG
- Ohio ANG 162nd TFS -178th TFG
- Ohio ANG 166th TFS -121st TFW
- Oklahoma ANG 125th TFS -138th
TFG
- Pennsylvania ANG 146th TFS
-112th TFG
- Puerto Rico ANG 198th TFS
-156th TFG
- South Carolina ANG 157th TFS
-169th TFG
- South Dakota ANG 175th TFS
-114th TFG
- Virginia ANG 149th TFS -192nd
TFG
- A-7D Walkaround
- A-7K Walkaround
- Camouflage Schemes
I enjoyed this book. It is
loaded with photos and it tells the history and story of the A-7 very
well. Also included are photos of some of the noseart that adorned the A-7
throughout the years. The walkaround photos include much desired cockpit
and avionics bay photos that will be much appreciated by all modellers that buy
this book.
Steve
Bamford
I would like to
thank AirDoc
for providing me with this
review sample.
You can oder this
book directly from their website at http://www.airdoc.eu
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