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When the Vietnam War began, the F-8 was already firmly established as a fighter and reconnaissance aircraft. It entered combat as an escort for Alpha strike packages, braving the anti-aircraft artillery and surface-to-air missiles alongside the A-4 Skyhawk bombers and meeting MiGs for the first time on 3 April 1965. Although the Crusader was nicknamed 'last of the gunfighters', its pilots employed 'secondary' AIM-9D Sidewinder missiles in all but one of their MiG kills, with guns also used as back-up in three. Its 20 mm guns were unreliable as they often jammed during strenuous manoeuvres, although they were responsible for damaging a number of MiGs. However, in combat the F-8 had the highest 'exchange ratio' (kills divided by losses) at six-to-one of any US combat aircraft involved in the Vietnam War.
Through the copious use of first-hand accounts, highly detailed battlescene artwork, combat ribbon diagrams and armament views, Osprey's Vietnam air war specialist Peter E. Davies charts the successful career of the F-8 Crusader over Vietnam.
When the Vietnam War began, the F-8 was already firmly established as a fighter and reconnaissance aircraft. It entered combat as an escort for Alpha strike packages, braving the anti-aircraft artillery and surface-to-air missiles alongside the A-4 Skyhawk bombers and meeting MiGs for the first time on 3 April 1965. Although the Crusader was nicknamed 'last of the gunfighters', its pilots employed 'secondary' AIM-9D Sidewinder missiles in all but one of their MiG kills, with guns also used as back-up in three. Its 20 mm guns were unreliable as they often jammed during strenuous manoeuvres, although they were responsible for damaging a number of MiGs. However, in combat the F-8 had the highest 'exchange ratio' (kills divided by losses) at six-to-one of any US combat aircraft involved in the Vietnam War.
Through the copious use of first-hand accounts, highly detailed battlescene artwork, combat ribbon diagrams and armament views, Osprey's Vietnam air war specialist Peter E. Davies charts the successful career of the F-8 Crusader over Vietnam.
1. In Battle
2. Setting the Scene
3. Path to Combat
4. Weapon of War
5. Art of War
6. Combat
Aftermath
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Zeitgeschichte & Politik |
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Jahrhundert: | ab 1949 |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 80 |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781472857545 |
| ISBN-10: | 1472857542 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Davies, Peter E. |
| Illustrator: |
Hector, Gareth
Laurier, Jim |
| Hersteller: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Maße: | 256 x 185 x 32 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Peter E. Davies |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 20.07.2023 |
| Gewicht: | 0,26 kg |
1. In Battle
2. Setting the Scene
3. Path to Combat
4. Weapon of War
5. Art of War
6. Combat
Aftermath
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Zeitgeschichte & Politik |
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Jahrhundert: | ab 1949 |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 80 |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781472857545 |
| ISBN-10: | 1472857542 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Davies, Peter E. |
| Illustrator: |
Hector, Gareth
Laurier, Jim |
| Hersteller: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Maße: | 256 x 185 x 32 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Peter E. Davies |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 20.07.2023 |
| Gewicht: | 0,26 kg |
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