For professional aviators and aviation buffs alike, this biography brings to life the legendary aircraft that scored the highest kill ratio of any U.S. fighter aircraft in the Vietnam War.
The book is filled with authentic recreations of Crusader-MiG fights and vivid descriptions of the people and events that are part of the F-8 story. As the Navy’s first supersonic aircraft, the Crusader holds an honored spot in carrier flying.
Tillman recalls the years of frustration and experimentation spent in refining the aircraft and its gunnery system, and then takes the reader through key actions in Vietnam where seasoned pilots handled their“rambunctious steeds” with scarcely a glance in the cockpit.
- ISBN10 1591148685
- ISBN13 9781591148685
- Publish Date 30 March 2014 (first published 3 December 2005)
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 29 September 2023
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Naval Institute Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 240
- Language English