December 19, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Has anyone ever heard of any British aircraft used in the conflict of the war in Vietnam?.The reason why I ask is during my stay in Holland I browsed through a book which illustrated in B/w some sea vixen photos which clearly stated they were in Vietnam.
I can only think they have got there lines crossed and used the wrong photos or maybe it was an actual event that happended and little is known of the details.On another tack I was happy as a youngster in Taunton to be out on my travels in 69 and wittnessing first hand the Vixens from Yeovillton practising rocket attacks on a floating target somewhere near Bridgewater bay.Cant remember how many aircraft there were but it was fascinating to see them circle and then dive in to make an attack and fire a decoy missile and then climb out and join the circle of other sea vixens to wait to take another turn.
I was prompted to ask this question after reading about some clandestine operations on another thread and asked the question there and got no reply so can only think it was an inapropriate place to seek an answer,maybe someone out there knows something.(But more likely doesnt) Cheers..:dev2: