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RF-8 Crusader Units over Cuba and Vietnam
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Although the Crusader was built first and foremost as a Navy interceptor, as has often been the tradition with US fighters, a photo-reconnaissance variant was also produced by Vought. The photo-bird's first operational test came in the autumn of 1962 when its overflights of Cuba alerted the world to the likely presence of medium-range ballistic missiles on the Caribbean island. The recce Crusader's next action came during the long years of the Vietnam War (1955-1975). This volume is the second of two in the Combat Aircraft series devoted to the Crusader, the first title (again by Peter Mersky) having covered the F-8 fighter variants, and their MiG-killing exploits, during the Vietnam War.
Table of Contents
Cuban Crisis
Early Operations in South-East Asia
1965-68 - Missions and Losses Mount
Getting the Coverage
1972-75 - The Last Campaigns
Appendices
Product details
| Published | Mar 01 1999 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 98 |
| ISBN | 9781855327825 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 100 b/w; 40 col |
| Dimensions | 10 x 7 inches |
| Series | Combat Aircraft |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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