| F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War Contributor(s): Mersky, Peter (Author), Tullis, Tom (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1855327244 ISBN-13: 9781855327245 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $23.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1998 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Aviation - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 623 |
| Series: Combat Aircraft |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 7.35" W x 9.78" (0.70 lbs) 116 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 1970's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Osprey's study of the role played by F-8 Crusader Units in the Vietnam War (1955-1975). 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. |
