Davies, Peter E./Laurier, Jim Laurier (Illustr.)/Hector, Gareth (Illustr.) F-8 Crusader. Vietnam 1963-73

Name: Davies, Peter E./Laurier, Jim Laurier (Illustr.)/Hector, Gareth (Illustr.): F-8 Crusader. Vietnam 1963-73
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English text, paperback, many bw- and colour photos, tactical ribbon diagrams, battlescene artwork in colour, armament views. 80 pages.

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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, Vietnam air war specialist Peter E. Davies charts the successful career of the F-8 Crusader over Vietnam.

Group: Books (first-hand)
Author: Davies, Peter E./Laurier, Jim Laurier (Illustr.)/Hector, Gareth (Illustr.)
Title: F-8 Crusader. Vietnam 1963-73
Details: English text, paperback, many bw- and colour photos, tactical ribbon diagrams, battlescene artwork in colour, armament views. 80 pages.
Series: Osprey - Sonderausgaben
State: New

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