American aircraft played a huge role in the Vietnam War, and high on the list were the nation's fighter jets. Here are five of the most iconic.

A fighter plane designed for the US Navy during World War II was still taking down jet fighters over Vietnam 20 years later A US Navy A-1H Skyraider over the Western Pacific in 1966. US Navy ...

EVERETT — The airplane is in parts — fuselage, wings, engines, control cables, propellers laid out in a hangar corner at the Flying Heritage Collection at Paine Field.

Type: Carrierborne fighter-bomber aircraft Manufacturer: Grumman Year introduced: 1943 Top speed: 380 mph Armament: 12.7mm Browning M2 machine guns, 20mm automatic cannons, Tiny Tim rockets, HVAR ...

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Vietnam is in talks with European and US contractors to buy fighter jets, maritime patrol planes and unarmed drones, sources said, as it looks to beef up its aerial defenses in the face of China&#8… ...

A bomb Charles Lewis was dropping from his F-4 over North Vietnam exploded under his plane. “We saw the flash of light, felt the push on the aircraft, heard the noise and saw about one-third of ...

Vietnam currently flies about forty Russian Su-27 and Su-30 aircraft, a number that has been depleted by several recent crashes—and a small quantity compared to its neighbor and rival China.

The excellent F-4 Phantom II fighter jet, developed by McDonnell Douglas, was one of the main fighters the U.S. used in Vietnam.The first F-4 was built in 1958, and by 1979, McDonnell Douglas had ...