For educational purposes<br /><br />In March 1965, U.S. air strikes into North Vietnam began. In April, the first dogfights took place. <br /><br />As the fighting grew into a major conflict, the air activity increased accordingly. At first the results were not encouraging for the U. S. Air Force. <br /><br />The most common problem found could be summed up in the words insufficient training and experience in air-to-air combat. <br /><br />But in 1972, when the "Top Gun" program improved the skills in aerial combat of USN Phantom pilots, and the F-4E appeared with a 20 mm built-in Vulcan cannon, could the US neutralize edge of the NVAF MiG-17, MiG-19 and MiG-21.
