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F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War
F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War
Description
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.
Table of Contents
First Engagement/Setting Things Up/Making a War/Action in the Tonkin Gulf/War Begins in Ernest/MiG Killers/Assessing the Enemy/Beyond the MiGs/'Leatherneck' Crusaders, 1965-68/Final Word
Product details
| Published | 28 Aug 1998 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 116 |
| ISBN | 9781855327245 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 100 b/w; 40 col |
| Dimensions | 248 x 184 mm |
| Series | Combat Aircraft |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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