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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-101855327244
ISBN-139781855327245
eBay Product ID (ePID)596141
Product Key Features
Book TitleF-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War
Number of Pages116 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary Science, Modern / 20th Century, Military / Vietnam War, Military / Aviation
Publication Year1998
IllustratorYes, Wyllie, Iain, Tullis, Tom
GenreTechnology & Engineering, History
AuthorPeter Mersky
Book SeriesCombat Aircraft Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width7.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Series Volume Number7
Table Of ContentFirst Engagement Setting Things Up Making a War Action in the Tonkin Gulf War Begins in Ernest MiG Killer Assessing the Enemy Beyond the MiGs 'Leatherneck' Crusaders, 1965-68 Final Word
SynopsisOsprey'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.