The US sent troops to South Vietnam in 1965, kicking off a brutal, decade-long conflict. In 1975, Washington s South Vietnamese client state collapsed, and Vietnam was reunified. Over 1.1 million North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers, 450,000 South Vietnamese troops, 2 million Vietnamese civilians and 58,000 US servicemen died in the conflict.
As Russian air losses mount, former fighter pilot, Squadron Leader (R ) FAHAD IBNE MASSOOD casts a critical eye over the potential of 21st century jet aces.