Aces and aerial victories is a collection of first-hand accounts by Air Force fighter crews who flew combat missions over North Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. They recall their air battles with enemy MIG fighters, the difficult and dangerous tactical maneuvers they had to perform to survive, and their victories and defeats.

Reprint. Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Office of Air Force History, Headquarters USAF, 1976. Includes index.

Rolling Thunder --Freedom train and linebacker -- Linebacker II -- First USAF MIG kills -- Enemy stand-down -- More MIG kills -- Operation Bolo -- Another successful ruse -- A temporary lull -- Heavy opposition again -- MIG fight for survival -- Seven victories in one day -- An old-fashioned dogfight -- Another MIG stand-down -- Renewed opposition -- New MIG tactics -- Victories over Laos -- Linebacker operations -- "Triple-Nickle" hits jackpot -- MIG's intensify threat -- The first USAF aces -- USAF's third base -- Score two for B-52 gunners -- The MIG-killers -- The units -- Aircraft and armament -- Their tactics.