F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War (Osprey Combat Aircraft 7)
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Book 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.
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Osprey's Combat series combines the best archival photography available with specially commissioned artworks and first hand accounts, making these books favourites amongst historians, modellers and aviation enthusiasts everywhere.
F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War (Osprey Combat Aircraft 7),Peter Mersky,Tom Tullis,Osprey Publishing,1855327244,Asia - Southeast Asia,History,History - Military / War,Military,Military - Aviation,Military - Vietnam War,Military Aircraft - 1955 - 1970,Military History - Vietnam Conflict,Military Science,Air forces & warfare,Aircraft: general interest,Asian history: Vietnam War,History / Military / Aviation,History of engineering & technology,Military vehicles,USA,Vietnam,c 1960 to c 1970,c 1970 to c 1980
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