MiG-21: This Aircraft Changed Western Airpower

The MiG-21 vs F-4 Phantom II, it's a legendary duel in air warfare. Yet beyond the dogfight, we find a lasting legacy coming out of this combat in Vietnam.
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Sources -
Brand, Matthew (2007) ‘Airpower and the 1972 Easter Offensive’, CGSC

Davies, Peter (2008) F-4 Phantom II vs MiG-21: USAF & VPAF in the Vietnam War, Osprey Publishing: Oxford.

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Dong Sy Hung (2023). “Combat in the Sky” Airpower and the Defense of North Vietnam, 1965-1973

Hankins, Michael (2016). ‘The Teaball Solution’. Air Power History 63, no. 3

Haun, Phil, and Colin Jackson (2016). ‘Breaker of Armies: Air Power in the Easter Offensive and the Myth of Linebacker I and II in the Vietnam War’. International Security 40, no. 3 (January 2016)

Harris, Warren (1987) ‘The Linebacker Campaign’ Air War College.

McCarthy, James R., George B. Allison, and Thomas A. Bussiere (2018). Linebacker II: A View from the Rock. New edition. Barksdale AFB, Louisiana: Air Force Global Strike Command Office of History & Museums, p. 92.

Teixeira, Leonard D.(1990) ‘Linebacker II: A Strategic and Tactical Case Study’. Air University Press, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama

Tilford, Earl H. (1991). Setup: What the Air Force Did in Vietnam and Why. Maxwell Air Force Base, AL: Air University Press.

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Timecodes -
00:00 - The Duel
00:25 - Explaining Airpower
00:54 - MiG-21 vs F-4 Phantom II
02:32 - Time Frame (1968-1972)
03:43 - North Vietnamese Air Force
08:45 - Sponsored Segment
09:18 - United States of America
09:53 - Training Revamp (Top Gun et al.)
12:57 - USA: Revolution in Airpower
18:53 - In a Nutshell
19:57 - Supporter Questions

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