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Over 3,000 Firebee UAV's conducted reconnaissance missions over North Vietnam during the war. Approximately 600 of them were shot down, many by NVAF MiG jet fighters; who used them for aerial target practice. In at least one or two cases, the drones were credited with MiG kills, as the enemy MiGs chased them until they ran out of fuel and crashed.
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∙ 12y agoThere is an article on the website titled "Headless Fighters(?)" about USAF Firebee drones being flown over North Vietnam. Firebee UAVs (Un-manned Aerial Vehicles) were quite common during the cold war days, hanging suspended from ceilings in various military installalions. Aerial museums will no doubt still have some hanging about, as they are small and easy to display. However, actual Firebee UAVs left over from the war? Most were shot up on the live fire ranges during training and testing in the 1970's.
Close to 5,000 UAV (Firebee) missions were flown over enemy territory during the Vietnam War. About 500 were shot down, some by North Vietnamese MiGs using them for aerial target practice. At least one UAV received (un-official?) credit for downing an enemy MiG, when the pursuing MiG ran out of fuel and crashed.
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∙ 13y agoNone - UAV's did not exist yet.
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Did France loose the Vietnam war?
Yes. Vietnam was a French colony. They lost a Vietnam War and were thrown out of Vietnam before America tried to win a war in Vietnam. America also lost a Vietnam War.
Why did president Kennedy and Johnson increase US involvement in vietnam?
Because they were too stupid to realize that South Vietnam was a lost cause.
What was overtaken by communism?
South Vietnam. In the Vietnam war when south Vietnam lost the communism took over south Vietnam.Before that north Vietnam & south Vietnam were different colonies.
Why was japan forced out of Vietnam in 1945?
They lost WWII.
Why did people spit on the Vietnam soldiers?
They represented a lost cause.
What was lost in the Vietnam war?
The Republic of South Vietnam.
Did France loose the Vietnam war?
Yes. Vietnam was a French colony. They lost a Vietnam War and were thrown out of Vietnam before America tried to win a war in Vietnam. America also lost a Vietnam War.
Australian death toll in Vietnam?
Australia lost about 600 men in Vietnam.
Australians lost in Vietnam?
About 600 killed.
How many ships lost in Vietnam?
2
Has US lost a war?
Vietnam is a war which the US definitely lost because the goal of the war was to support the Republic of Vietnam (aka South Vietnam) and prevent it from falling to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (aka North Vietnam). Despite massive effort and sacrifice on the part of the US, South Vietnam collapsed in 1975.
Why did president Kennedy and Johnson increase US involvement in vietnam?
Because they were too stupid to realize that South Vietnam was a lost cause.
What was overtaken by communism?
South Vietnam. In the Vietnam war when south Vietnam lost the communism took over south Vietnam.Before that north Vietnam & south Vietnam were different colonies.
How many lives of Vietnam soldiers were lost in the Vietnam war?
they were partially treated of the univesati of michigan .i.
How many Vietnam soldiers were from Indiana?
Indiana lost over 1,500 men in the Vietnam War.
How did south Vietnam beat the US?
USA lost to north Vietnam not south. The south was their ally.
What was the result of the Vietnam war with the Americans?
America lost
