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Lädt ... Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft in the Americas: Volume 4von Yefim Gordon
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The first recipient of Soviet military hardware in the Americas was Cuba in 1959. Since then the Cuban Air Force has operated the MiG-15 to the MiG-29, An-26 and Il-76MD transports and more. Cuban combat aircraft have seen action against the ships and aircraft used by the CIA in its subversive activities against Cuba. Other Latin American nations have also ordered Russian military aircraft - based on common sense and economic expediency rather than political affiliations. These include Mexico; Brazil; neighboring Colombia; the Argentina Air Force and Bolivia which is among the latest customers for the Mi-17, with plans to use for drug-busting operations. Another major customer for Soviet aircraft was Peru, which ordered An-26 and An-32 transports, MiG-29 fighters, Su-20/Su-22 fighter-bombers and Su-25 attack aircraft. Peruvian Su-22s have been involved in the border conflict with neighboring Ecuador and Soviet aircraft (notably Mi-17 and Mi-24 helicopters) have been actively used by the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua against the US-backed Contras insurgents during the civil war. More recently, Venezuela, another country noted for its anti-US stance, purchased a large batch of Su-30MKV multi-role fighters, as well as Mi-17 and Mi-26 helicopters. Written by the acknowledged experts in the field and illustrated throughout with photographs and color artwork, this is the definitive record of Soviet and Russian military aircraft and their combat operations in this region. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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This is another spectacular volume by Gordon and Komissarov. The book has an abundance of anecdotes about combat usage of the aircraft along with some analysis of the outcome. (The border war between Ecuador and Peru is a great example.) The chapter on US evaluation of these aircraft was unexpectedly large and appears to be very well fleshed out.
The discussion about the ATF and the imported MiGs during the 80's in the US chapter is spot on. (The MiG-15 imported by the San Diego Air and Space Museum was rumored locally within the aviation community to have been fully armed when uncrated.)
I had a few (very) minor quibbles that don't impact the overall excellent quality of this book in any major way (The FAA CJ registry shows almost 200 CJ-5/CJ-6 aircraft registered. The illustrations are sometimes a few pages away from the description of the aircraft in the text. A bibliography would have been nice.)
As authors, Gordon and Komissarov consistently produce high quality work. The print of quality of the photographs within this book do them justice.
Highly recommended for anyone interested in Soviet/Russian aircraft, aviation in South America, and anyone interested in the evaluation of those aircraft by DoD. ( )