0327 On display aboard USS Intrepid. Formerly a Polish Air Force aircraft that has been repainted to represent a Mig-17 of the North Vietnamese Air Force during the Vietnam War. A few North Vietnamese pilots from the 923rd Fighter Regiment became aces on the Mig-17. (mehr von 0327)
4105 On display aboard USS Intrepid. Formerly a Polish Air Force Tenth Fighter Interceptor Regiment aircraft that was painted to represent the NATO Tiger Meet, the MiG-21PFM has been repainted to represent an aircraft of the 921st Fighter Regiment of the North Vietnamese Air Force based at Phúc Yên Air Base during the Vietnam War. (mehr von 4105)
145550 This Crusader is painted to represent Lt. Toni Nargi's aircraft from USS Intrepid that was credited with a missile kill of a North Vietnamese MiG-21 on Sept. 19, 1968. VF-111 'Sundowners' was deployed aboard USS Intrepid during Operation Rolling Thunder. The first supersonic fighter designed for the USN, the Crusader was popularly called "Last of the Gunfighters". The F-8's raised variable-incidence wing can be seen that helped flight control and visibility for the pilot during carrier landings. (mehr von 145550)