Mig Killers of Yankee Station [Hardcover]

Michael O'Connor (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0938627589 | ISBN-13: 978-0938627586 | Publication Date: April 7, 2002

The story of the United States Navy's "Top Guns'" in combat during the Vietnam War, MiG Killers of Yankee Station recounts each and every air battle in which a Navy pilot from an aircraft carriers assigned to Yankee Station in South China Sea downed a MiG of the North Vietnamese air force.

Meticulously and splendidly illustrated with over 370 black and white and color images, MiG Killers is an album depicting the men and aircraft of the period and reports their stories in the words of the men who made history in the skies over Vietnam.

Editorial Reviews

Review

" Lively, anecdotal and accurate--a great read...the definitive history of the Navy's MiG battles over North Vietnam." -- The Hook Magazine, Fall 2003

"For the the avid armchair aviator, the stories presented herein are spellbinding." -- Airpower Magazine, March 2004

MiG Killers of Yankee Station will certainly be the definitive history of the Navy's MiG battles." -- Warbirds International Magazine, Winter 2003.

About the Author

A distinguished aviation historian, Michael O'Connor won praise for his biography of World War II Ace of Aces Richard Bong. He followed it up with numerous articles on air combat, while researching the stories of the men who flew from Yankee Station in the years between 1965 and 1975. MiG Killers is the result of fifteen years of labor by one of the finest aviation historians writing today.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: New Past Pr (April 7, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0938627589
• ISBN-13: 978-0938627586
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,425,979 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Told like it was, July 27, 2003

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Ed in AZ "Ed" (Surprise, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mig Killers of Yankee Station (Hardcover)

This book describes all of the Navy Air-to-Air encounters in Viet Nam, successes as well as failures. The author tells of what went right as well as what went wrong; and the elations and frustrations that resulted. Some of his conclusions will not make people happy, but those conclusions are well researched and documented. Mr. O'Connor also discusses the political and strategic climate throughout the war as related to the air battles. This gives the reader a more complete picture of the air war.
My pilot and I were officially credited with shooting down a MIG-21 in North Viet Nam, and are mentioned in this book. The account of the mission, as well as the other events surrounding it, was accurate to the best of my knowledge.
This book is a great read. It puts everything in perspective for both those who were there as well as those who weren't.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars From the eyes of a Navy Photographer, May 28, 2005

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Joseph W. Daoust (Wisconsin.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mig Killers of Yankee Station (Hardcover)

I was a Navy Photographer ,Stationed aboard the Bon Homme Richard CVA31. During that time I made 3 Vietnam cruises aboard the Bonny Dick. I lived and experienced what is talked about in this book It does a great job discribing what it was like. I have several photographes in this book, which I gave Mike in helping him to show what the pilots and crew members went through on Yankee Station. We need more booke like this published. I would be glad to assist anyone interested in working on this subject matter. We need more books and perhaps a movie on the experience of the carrier pilots and the brave sailors aboard those carriers.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Filled with interviews and conversations with carrier pilots, April 6, 2004

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mig Killers of Yankee Station (Hardcover)

MiG Killers Of Yankee Station by military aviation expert Michael O'Connor is a riveting, comprehensively researched account of the Navy's MiG airwar in Southeast Asia. Filled with interviews and conversations with carrier pilots who fought in the Vietnam War, featuring black-and-white photographs on every page, and enhanced with few original color works of art, as well as an in-depth narration revealing just what it was like to fight and risk one's life in the skies, MiG Killers Of Yankee Station is very highly recommended for Military Aviation enthusiasts and American Military History reference collections.