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All US strike aircraft (Air Force, Marine, Navy) had ejection systems. The ONLY problem was; you didn't want to bailout over North Vietnam.
Airmen, had a choice (unless their jet went down right away, or exploded) hope that the plane would hold together, and either bailout over Laos or Thailand, or the ocean.
If the airman HAD to bailout over North Vietnam he stood an excellent chance of becoming a POW. If a rescue was attempted in the North, there were excellent chances that the covering planes and the rescue choppers (Jolly Green Giants) would be shot down too. Pilots were known to fly their BURNING aircraft for either the ocean or nearby Laos or Thailand; rather than bailout over North Vietnam.
Translation: Some pilots were willing to risk being burned to death, than becoming a POW in Hanoi.
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How did planes affect the Vietnam War?
There were three types of aircraft in general usage during the war: Fixed wing; Rotor wing; and UAVs. Fixed wing allowed the air war to be conducted over North Vietnam (the bombing campaign); Rotor wing warfare introduced "Airmobile" warfare-helicopter warfare; UAV's introduced aerial un-manned reconnaissance over hostile territory (with out risking the life or POW of a human pilot or crew). The primary UAV flown over North Vietnam was Ryan's FIREBEE.
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Over 6,000 aircraft destroyed. Over 2,000 fixed wing (jets & propeller driven); 4,000 helicopters.
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