The F-8 Crusader could reach 1,100 miles per hour and outclimb almost anything, but it killed more of its own pilots than ...

Summary and Key Points: The F-8 Crusader, developed by Vought in response to 1952 U.S. Navy requirements, was a groundbreaking fighter jet that first flew in 1955.It featured a unique high-mounted ...

Had things gone differently, the U.S. Navy’s top Cold War fighter jet could have been the F-8 Crusader instead of the F-4 Phantom. But not the legendary Crusader that bested MiGs over North Vietnam.

The Vought F-8 Crusader was such a plane, and was the very last offensive fighter jet to use machine guns as its primary armament when it was delivered to the U.S. Navy in the 1950s.

Lt. Col. William Rankin Ejected From An F-8 Crusader in A Thunderstorm At 50,000 ft. The Next 40 Minutes is Legend. If you grew up in the United States and are about my age, 58 years old, there ...

An RF-8G on the deck of the John F. Kennedy in 1976. The Crusader’s surveillance variant served longer than its fighter sibling. In the Tonkin Gulf in 1965, aviation ordnancemen of VF-194 load ...

When Marine Lt. Col. William Henry Rankin ejected at 40,000 feet after his F-8 Crusader malfunctioned, things didn’t seem like they could get much worse. Then he fell through a raging ...

The Crusader has a maximum speed of 1100 knots at 40,000 feet and a combat range of 700 miles. A total of 1,261 F-8s were built. RF-8G Bu. No. 146860, Manufacturer No. 103, Squadron No.. AF7Ol was ...

Known and unknown stories of a legendary F-8 Crusader and F-14 Tomcat pilot. If you Google “F-14 gun kill” or “F-14 Hoser”, you can find a 8” x 10” frame of a 16 mm gun film shot which ...