Wild Weasel 1: Super Sabre vs SA-2 Guideline In Vietnam

Not A Pound For Air To Ground October 18, 2024
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In late July 1965 an F-4 Phantom on MiGCAP near Hanoi was suddenly struck by a surface-to-air missile. This new threat required a proper countermeasure. Since that didn't yet exist, four F-100 Super Sabres were hastily modified into the first SAM hunting jets. This video is the story of Vietnam's first Wild Weasels. Sources: A useful forum thread on the type: https://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/87152-f-100f-wild-weasel/ "North American F-100 Super Sabre" by David A Anderton contains some entertaining anecdotes about the Wild Weasel "North American F-100 Super Sabre" by Peter Davies is also a useful reference for the type

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