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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

Aviation History / Cold War Era / MiG Killers

The Fearsome Crusader scored its last MiG Kill against a North Vietnamese MiG-17 pilot that chose to eject when he found his opponent was an F-8 instead of an F-4

Dario Leone

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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.

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

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

Dave Bio Baranek

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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”

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

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

William Cobb

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

Dario Leone

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

Dario Leone

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

Dario Leone

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

Dario Leone

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

Dario Leone

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

Dave Bio Baranek

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

Dario Leone

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.

Dario Leone

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

Dario Leone

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

Dario Leone

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

Dario Leone

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

Dario Leone

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