{"product_id":"9781855327245","title":"F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eF-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Peter Mersky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOsprey's study of the role played by F-8 Crusader Units in the Vietnam War (1955-1975). 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 – 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781855327245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Osprey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40597540503758,"sku":"9781855327245","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_70d9b64d-8f7c-40fb-8880-59f50506ff13.jpg?v=1637882674","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781855327245","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}