F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War, Combat Aircraft 7, Osprey
- Brand: Osprey
- Product Code: COM7 [18444]
- Availability: Available upon request within 20 - 40 days.
- Date added: 15/12/2020
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COMBAT AIRCRAFT No 7: F-8 Crusader Units of 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.
Author: Peter Mersky
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Description: 116 pages, Paperback, 247 Χ 184 mm, b/w and colour photos, view drawings, colour profiles .
Condition: NEW COPY
Shipping Weight: 0.44 Kg.
Tags: VIETNAM