The REAL Reasons America Lost Dogfights over Vietnam

Air War over Vietnam

Today, America prizes air superiority in its approach to warfare, but there’s a growing sentiment among many within the defense apparatus that dogfights, or close-quarters air-to-air combat, is a thing of the past.

But then… isn’t that the same assumption we made prior to Vietnam? Let’s talk about what went wrong for American aviators over Southeast Asia, so we can be sure we’re gleaning the right lessons from the past.
 
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