{"product_id":"9781855327825","title":"RF-8 Crusader Units over Cuba and Vietnam","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eRF-8 Crusader Units over Cuba and Vietnam\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Peter Mersky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the Crusader was built first and foremost as a Navy interceptor, as has often been the tradition with US fighters, a photo-reconnaissance variant was also produced by Vought. The photo-bird's first operational test came in the autumn of 1962 when its overflights of Cuba alerted the world to the likely presence of medium-range ballistic missiles on the Caribbean island. The recce Crusader's next action came during the long years of the Vietnam War (1955-1975). This volume is the second of two in the Combat Aircraft series devoted to the Crusader, the first title (again by Peter Mersky) having covered the F-8 fighter variants, and their MiG-killing exploits, during the Vietnam War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781855327825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Osprey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40607493292238,"sku":"9781855327825","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781855327825","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}