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F-8 Crusader : Vietnam 1963–73
| العنوان: | F-8 Crusader : Vietnam 1963–73 |
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| الوصف: | With specially commissioned artworks and dynamic combat ribbon diagrams, this volume reveals how the'last of the gunfighters', as the F-8 was dubbed by its pilots, prevailed against the growing MiG threat of the Vietnamese People's Air Force. 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. |
| المؤلفون: | Peter E. Davies |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| الموضوعات: | Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Aerial operations, American--Pictorial works, Crusader (Jet fighter plane)--History--Pictorial works |
| Categories: | HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Vietnam War, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / History |
| قاعدة البيانات: | eBook Index |
| ردمك: | 9781472857545 9781472857521 9781472857538 |
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