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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Osprey Combat Aircraft - Fighters F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War (VG+)Manufacturer: OspreyProduct Line: Combat Aircraft - FightersType: SoftcoverCode: OSPCOM007Author: Peter MerskeyPage Count: 96Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All p…ictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is VG+. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description:Known to its pilots as the 'last of the gunfighters' due to its quartet of Colt-Browning Mk 12 20 mm cannon, the F-8 Crusader was numerically the most populous fighter in the US Navy at the start of America's involvement in the Vietnam conflict in 1964 â" some 482 F-8C/D/Es equipped 17 frontline units. It enjoyed great success against North Vietnamese Mig-17s and Mig-21s during the Rolling Thunder campaign of 1965-68, officially downing 18 jets, which represented 53 per cent of all Mig claims lodged by Navy squadrons during this period.