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When the Vietnam War began, the F-8 was already firmly established as a fighter and reconnaissance aircraft. It entered combat as an escort for Alpha strike packages, braving the anti-aircraft artillery and surface-to-air missiles alongside the A-4 Skyhawk bombers and meeting MiGs for the first time on 3 April 1965. Through the copious use of first-hand accounts, highly detailed battlescene artwork, combat ribbon diagrams and armament views, Vietnam air war specialist Peter E. Davies charts the successful career of the F-8 Crusader over Vietnam.

Crusader (Jet fighter plane) --- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 --- History --- Aerial operations, American