F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War

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Synopsis

Known to its pilots as the 'last of the gunfighters' due to its quartet of Colt-Browning Mk 12 20 mm cannon, the F-8 Crusader was numerically the most populous fighter in the US Navy at the start of America's involvement in the Vietnam conflict in 1964 – some 482 F-8C/D/Es equipped 17 frontline units. It enjoyed great success against North Vietnamese Mig-17s and Mig-21s during the Rolling Thunder campaign of 1965-68, officially downing 18 jets, which represented 53 per cent of all Mig claims lodged by Navy squadrons during this period.

Book details

Series:
Combat Aircraft
Author:
Tom Tullis, Peter Mersky
ISBN:
9781782007166
Related ISBNs:
9781855327245, 9781855327245, 9781855327245
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages:
116
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2018-10-30
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2012
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Military, Nonfiction