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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ISBN | 9781855327245 |
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Sprache | eng |
Cover | HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, Warfare & defence, Air forces & warfare, Kartonierter Einband (Kt) |
Verlag | Bloomsbury |
Jahr | 19980828 |
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