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F-8 Crusader in Action
Softbound Book
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Follow the development and operational service of "the last of the gunfighters," the F-8 Crusader and its variants in this look at the last U.S. fighter designed with guns as its primary weapons. You'll see action from the Korean War and beyond in both U.S. and foreign service. 50 pgs., 100+ B&W photos, color profiles, 3-views and more. 11"x 8¼", sfbd.
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RF-8 Units Over Cuba & Vietnam

Combat Aircraft Vol. 12
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Mersky. Although the Crusader was built first and foremost as a Navy interceptor, as has often been the tradition with U.S. fighters, a photo-reconnaissance variant was also produced by Vought. Follow the military exploits of this bird from its first mission over Cuba in 1962 to the end of its Vietnam service in 1974. 96 pgs. include squadron info, 29 color profiles, 1/72 drawings, and 100 color and B&W photos. 7¼"x 9¾", sfbd.
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Vought F-8 Crusader, Part 1

Naval Fighters Vol. 16
Softbound Book
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Pace. Covers design, development and testing of the F-8 Crusader, the Navy's last fighter to use cannon as its primary weapon system. A success from the start, the Crusader saw more than 30 years of service. 200 photos, engineering diagrams, cockpit layouts and more. 114 pgs., 8½"x 11", sfbd
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Vought F-8 Crusader, Part 4

Naval Fighters Vol. 19
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Ginter. This final volume in the Vought series covers the Navy F-8 Fighter squadrons. Provides brief squadron histories and extensive color and markings for the squadrons, along with Vietnam squadron carrier deployments, MiG kills and more. Heavily illustrated with more than 570 photos! 217 pgs., 8½"x 11", sfbd.
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MiG Master
Softbound Book
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The Story of the F-8 Crusader.
Tillman. This book chronicles the history of the U.S. Navy's first supersonic aircraft, the F-8 Crusader, from design and construction in the early 1950s, through John Glenn's 1957 record-breaking flight across the U.S. in three hours and 23 minutes and its service in Vietnam where it scored the highest kill ratio of any U.S. fighter aircraft, to its 1986 Navy retirement, showing you its numerous upgrades and modifications along the way. 234 pages, 60 B&W photographs, 6"x 9", softcover.
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F-8 Crusader in Action
Softbound Book
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Follow the development and operational service of "the last of the gunfighters," the F-8 Crusader and its variants in this look at the last U.S. fighter designed with guns as its primary weapons. You'll see action from the Korean War and beyond in both U.S. and foreign service. 50 pgs., 100+ B&W photos, color profiles, 3-views and more. 11"x 8¼", sfbd.
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Douglas F5D-1 Skylancer
Naval Fighters Vol. 35

Ginter. The Skylancer was conceived as a carrier-based all-weather interceptor with fleet release due in 1958. Only four were produced as the F-8 Crusader became the Navy's standard instead. Follow the development and testing, right through to NASA's use of the fleet as part of the Dyna Soar (Space Shuttle precursor) test program. 75 photos, cockpit diagrams, armaments, gear detail and more. 49 pgs., 8½"x 11", sfbd.
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F-8 Crusader Units of Vietnam

Combat Aircraft Vol. 7
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Mersky. Known by its pilots as the "last of the gunfighters" due to its Colt-Browning Mk 12 20mm cannon, the F-8 Crusader was the most populous fighter in the U.S. Navy at the start of America's involvement in Vietnam. The F-8 enjoyed great success against North Vietnamese MiGs, and a number of notable F-8 pilots were interviewed specially for this book. 112 pgs., 110 photos and 11 pages of color plates. 7¼"x 9¾", sfbd.
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F-8 Crusader in Detail & Scale
Kinzey. This volume examines the U.S. Navy's F-8 Crusader, presenting thorough coverage of technical data, the plane's developmental history, ordnance and armament, and the physical details of each type. You'll see in-depth interior and exterior coverage of all variants including details of the airframe, cockpits, landing gear, engine, and weapons... and there is even a modeling section included. 80 pgs., B&W photos, technical drawings, 8½"x 11", sfbd.

Vought F-8 Crusader, Part 3

Naval Fighters Vol. 18

Ginter. Volume 3 in the Vought series covers the Marine F-8 Fighter squadrons. Provides brief squadron histories and extensive color and markings for the squadrons. Lots of on-deck and active duty photos. 165 photos and 1/72 scale drawing of the F-8E. 66 pgs., 8½"x 11", sfbd

The Last Gunfighter

Dogfights - DVD      Through computer simulations, historical footage and firsthand accounts, this program takes you into the air with ace fighter jocks Paul Speer and Phil Wood in the U.S. Navy's F8 Crusader as they tackle North Vietnamese MiGs over the killing skies of Vietnam. Then, you'll relive one of the longest, most gut-wrenching dogfights on record as Lt. Cdr. Richard Schaffert - out of missiles and with his F8's guns jammed - takes on a lethal MiG-17 and the best enemy pilot he's ever faced. Amazing, but true!

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JFK & the Crisis Crusader

Man, Moment, Machine - DVD Movie

With gripping suspense and in captivating detail, this program presents first-person interviews, expert analysis, rare footage and vivid reenactments that show how urgently President John F. Kennedy required intelligence to end the Cuban Missile Crisis and how a single machine - the RF-8 Crusader - came through with the low-altitude reconnaissance he needed to take action. 50 minutes.

USMC Gen. Drax Williams in his F-8 Crusader - often called the "Gunfighter" - goes after a pair of MiG-21s during an A-6 escort mission.

With the highest kill ratio of any Navy aircraft during the Vietnam conflict, the F-8 Crusader became known as the "MiG Master" supersonic fighter.

U.S. Marines F-8E Crusader Fighting Shamrocks or Red Devils.

F-8J Crusader - a U.S. Navy carrier-based fighter that saw nearly two decades of service - that fought in the Vietnam War,

interviews with 16 of the 17 living Crusader pilots who became MiG killers over Vietnam, (This was Written in 2007)

F-8's three-decade operational service

Known by its pilots as the "last of the gunfighters" due to its Colt-Browning Mk 12 20mm cannon, the F-8 Crusader was the most populous fighter in the U.S. Navy at the start of America's involvement in Vietnam. The F-8 enjoyed great success against North Vietnamese MiGs,

F-8E Crusader of Cmdr. Harold "Hal" Marr along with his wing man, Lt.(JG) Phil Vampatella, as they make a high speed, low level victory fly-by alongside the deck of the USS Hancock on June 12, 1966. The Crusaders of VF 211, known as the Checkmates, achieved the admirable record of being the highest scoring F-8 Squadron of the Vietnam War. 32

the Navy's last fighter to use cannon as its primary weapon system.

Follow the development and operational service of "the last of the gunfighters," the F-8 Crusader and its variants in this look at the last U.S. fighter designed with guns as its primary weapons.

U.S. Navy's first supersonic aircraft, the F-8 Crusader, from design and construction in the early 1950s, through John Glenn's 1957 record-breaking flight across the U.S. in three hours and 23 minutes and its service in Vietnam where it scored the highest kill ratio of any U.S. fighter aircraft, to its 1986 Navy retirement,

Commander James B. Stockdale in his F-8 Crusader leads the first American air strike against North Vietnam in an attack on the oil facilities at Vinh, August 5,

Although the Crusader was built first and foremost as a Navy interceptor, as has often been the tradition with U.S. fighters, a photo-reconnaissance variant was also produced by Vought.

ace fighter jocks Paul Speer and Phil Wood in the U.S. Navy's F8 Crusader as they tackle North Vietnamese MiGs over the killing skies of Vietnam.

how urgently President John F. Kennedy required intelligence to end the Cuban Missile Crisis and how a single machine - the RF-8 Crusader - came through with the low-altitude reconnaissance he needed to take action