One of the most capable fighters of the post-World War II era, the F-8 Crusader was a sleek design that featured a gaping jet intake beneath the fuselage and a variable-incidence wing that could...

The F-8 Crusader was the United States Navy’s first supersonic jet fighter. It was also the Navy’s last dedicated, gun-armed fighter jet. This distinction leads many to call the Crusader, “Last of the Gunfighters”.

For over 30 years, the F-8 Crusader served the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps as a front-line fighter and photo recon aircraft. It was the Crusader which went in low and fast to photograph the Cuban missle sites in 1962, and both photo and fighter versions performed admirably in Vietnam.

2020年1月1日 · It’s a single engine air superiority jet fighter designed to take off and land from an aircraft carrier. Produced in 1955, the F-8 Crusader marks the departure from designing propeller fighter airplanes and the beginning of jet powered aircraft. This makes it a true middle child in American aviation.

The Vought F8U / F-8 Crusader is a single-engined single-seat carrier-based jet fighter aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer Chance Vought Aircraft Inc., later Ling-Temco Vought (LTV). The F-8 Crusader was operated in large numbers as reconnaissance aircraft.

2016年7月27日 · Four Crusaders of the VF-53 Squadron from the aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga, sunk an enemy vessel with missiles and gunfire, thus initiating a war that did not end until 1973.

The Vought F-8 Crusader was a carrier-based supersonic jet fighter aircraft employed by the United States Navy and Marine Corps. It is notable for its role during the Cold War and the Vietnam War. Here are some key details:

The Vought F-8 Crusader (or F8U) was an American single-engine, supersonic jet aircraft built by Vought and used by the US Navy and Marines.

2024年3月29日 · F-8s were armed with four 20mm cannons and could carry up to four air-air missiles. The F-8A entered service in 1957 with Squadron VF-32 aboard the USS Saratoga. The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps used the Crusaders, as did the French Navy and the Philippines. Vought produced 1,261 F-8s. [i]

2020年8月4日 · Shortly after 10 a.m. April 3, 1965, Pham Ngoc Lan brought his MiG-17 to fire on Navy Lt. Cmdr. Spence Thomas’ Vought F-8E Crusader as the American jet pulled away from attacking an anti-aircraft artillery position.