The 'Last Gunfighter': F8 Crusader over North Vietnam
Sep 06, 2020 · ChanceVought F8 Crusader. The Vought F8 Crusader entered service in the United States Navy in 1957. 2 It was a single seat and single engine air superiority fighter. Capable of speeds approaching Mach2, 3 the F8 was built with one goal in mind: find enemy aircraft and shoot them down. The Crusader was armed with four Colt Mark12 twenty .