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F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War

Peter B. Mersky

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Osprey's study of the role played by F-8 Crusader Units in the Vietnam War . 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.

Language: English

Pages: 116

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Release: August 28, 1998

ISBN: 1855327244

ISBN 13: 9781855327245

F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War

Peter B. Mersky

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Osprey's study of the role played by F-8 Crusader Units in the Vietnam War . 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.

Language: English

Pages: 116

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Release: August 28, 1998

ISBN: 1855327244

ISBN 13: 9781855327245

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