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| العنوان: |
THE FIRST CRUSADER. |
| المؤلفون: |
Wilkinson, Stephan |
| المصدر: |
Aviation History. Sep2015, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p8-9. 2p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*CRUSADER (Jet fighter plane), *VOUGHT aircraft, *MILITARY airplane prototypes, *HISTORY of aeronautics, *TRANSCONTINENTAL flights, *TWENTIETH century |
| People: |
GLENN, John, 1921-2016 |
| مستخلص: |
The article discusses the first prototype of the military jet the XF8U-1 Crusader manufactured by the aerospace firm Vought. According to the article, the prototype underwent a 20-year restoration process at the organization the Museum of Flight. The article also discusses the significance of the F-8 Crusader from its March 1955 inaugural flight to its service in the Korean War and Vietnam War. According to the article, a Crusader flown by then-U.S. Marine Major John Glenn made the first transcontinental supersonic flight. |
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