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F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Peter Mersky
Illustrated by Tom Tullis
Illustrated by Iain Wyllie
Illustrated by Mike Chappell
Illustrated by Mark Styling
SeriesCombat Aircraft
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:116
Dimensions(mm): Height 248,Width 184
Category/GenreAsian and Middle Eastern history
Vietnam war
History of engineering and technology
Aircraft
ISBN/Barcode 9781855327245
ClassificationsDewey:623.7464
Audience
General
Illustrations 100 b/w; 40 col

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Publication Date 28 August 1998
Publication Country United Kingdom

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.

Author Biography

Peter Mersky is a former US Navy commander who won the highest naval award for journalism following the publication of this book and Combat Aircraft 12: RF-8 Crusader Units over Korea and Vietnam. He was the assistant editor, then editor, of Approach, the Navy and Marine Corps aviation safety magazine, for 16 years, and he has also reviewed more than 400 books on military aviation. Peter has now retired from service and is a full time aviation writer.