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During a dogfight over Vietnam an F-8 pilot fired an AIM-9 to a MiG-17 but instead the Sidewinder tracked a Crusader. The missile ended up destroying another AIM-9.
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
During a dogfight over Vietnam an F-8 pilot fired an AIM-9 to a MiG-17 but instead the Sidewinder tracked a Crusader. The missile ended up destroying another AIM-9.
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Bringing Home the Legends: Carrier Landing in the F-8, F-4, and F-14
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Former US Navy F-8 Pilot explains why a carrier landing in the legendary Crusader was a real challenge
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F-8 Crusader Vs F-4 Phantom II: US Naval Aviators recall the rivalry between the “Last of the Gunfighters” and the first “All-Weather Interceptor”
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
F-8 Crusader Vs F-4 Phantom II: US Naval Aviators recall the rivalry between the “Last of the Gunfighters” and the first “All-Weather Interceptor”
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XF4H-1 Phantom II vs XF8U-3 Super Crusader: The Great Shoot Out
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
XF4H-1 Phantom II vs XF8U-3 Super Crusader: The Great Shoot Out
Here’s why RF-8 pilots were the best US Naval Aviators of all times
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Here’s why RF-8 pilots were the best US Naval Aviators of all times
Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing
The epic story of the USAF KC-135 that refueled a US Navy KA-3 while the Skywarrior was refueling two US Navy F-8 Crusaders (one at a time) providing RESCAP over North Vietnam
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The epic story of the USAF KC-135 that refueled a US Navy KA-3 while the Skywarrior was refueling two US Navy F-8 Crusaders (one at a time) providing RESCAP over North Vietnam
Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing
The controversial story of the North Vietnamese MiG-17 pilot who punched out when he found his opponent was an F-8 instead of an F-4
Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
The controversial story of the North Vietnamese MiG-17 pilot who punched out when he found his opponent was an F-8 instead of an F-4
Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing
Former Naval Aviator explains why the XF8U-3 Crusader III is the best supersonic fighter jet ever built and why lost to the F-4 Phantom II
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
Former Naval Aviator explains why the XF8U-3 Crusader III is the best supersonic fighter jet ever built and why lost to the F-4 Phantom II
The story of the US Navy F-8 pilots that instructed USAF F-4 crews in ACM, beat them during every engagement and made Robin Olds angry
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of the US Navy F-8 pilots that instructed USAF F-4 crews in ACM, beat them during every engagement and made Robin Olds angry
Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing
Bringing Home the Legends: Carrier Landing in the F-8, F-4, and F-14
Aircraft Carriers / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Bringing Home the Legends: Carrier Landing in the F-8, F-4, and F-14
The story of NASA F-8 Crusader Oblique Wing Test Aircraft that never was
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of NASA F-8 Crusader Oblique Wing Test Aircraft that never was
Blue Angels flying the F-8 Crusader would have been awesome, but it never happened. Here’s why.
Airshows / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Blue Angels flying the F-8 Crusader would have been awesome, but it never happened. Here’s why.
The story of the angled flight deck and the photos of this famous F-8 crash landing on USS Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aircraft Carriers / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The story of the angled flight deck and the photos of this famous F-8 crash landing on USS Franklin D. Roosevelt
The F-8 Missions Flown by Cdr Stockdale and his Crusader Pilots in Support of USS Maddox during the two Incidents in the Gulf of Tonkin
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The F-8 Missions Flown by Cdr Stockdale and his Crusader Pilots in Support of USS Maddox during the two Incidents in the Gulf of Tonkin
Project Bullet: when legendary Marine Aviator John Glenn set a new transcontinental air speed record flying the iconic RF-8 ‘Reconnaissance’ Crusader
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Project Bullet: when legendary Marine Aviator John Glenn set a new transcontinental air speed record flying the iconic RF-8 ‘Reconnaissance’ Crusader
Former Naval Aviator tells which US Navy Jets are the most difficult and the easiest to land on an Aircraft Carrier
Aircraft Carriers / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Former Naval Aviator tells which US Navy Jets are the most difficult and the easiest to land on an Aircraft Carrier
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