Known by its pilots as the "last of the gunfighters" due to its four 20mm Colt cannons, the F-8 Crusader enjoyed much success against North Vietnamese MiG-17s and -21s in the late 1960s. This volume includes interviews with many F-8 pilots of this period as well as research on all 19 "MiG killer". USMC "mud-moving" units are also extensively covered. Thirty Crusader colour profiles are featured, plus photographs from US Navy Archives.
| ISBN: | 9781855327245 |
| Publication date: | 28th August 1998 |
| Author: | Peter Mersky |
| Illustrator: | Tom Tullis, Iain Wyllie, Mike Chappell |
| Publisher: | Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 116 pages |
| Series: | Combat Aircraft |
| Genres: |
Air forces and warfare Military vehicles Military history: post-WW2 conflicts Specific wars and campaigns Modern warfare Asian history History of engineering and technology Aircraft and aviation |