F-105 and A-4 loss rates over North Vietnam
As everybody here probably knows, USAF F-105 Thunderchiefs and USN A-4
Skyhawks bore the brunt of the Rolling Thunder campaign from 1965 to
1968 and suffered accordingly. The F-105 and A-4 losses over North
Vietnam were 282 and 173 respectively.
Now the harder part. What were their loss rates (losses/sorties) and
how they compare? What factors contributed to the difference?
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