The Crusader was active during the Vietnam War, ‘scoring’ 19 air-to-air victories for three losses, the best ratio of any US aircraft of the conflict. Armed with four 20mm cannon it has frequently ...
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The jet that took the heaviest hits in Vietnam

The F-105 Thunderchief was built for nuclear war, not jungle skies. Yet Vietnam turned it into the workhorse of America’s air campaign. Day after day, it flew into the most heavily defended airspace ...
The Cold War produced fighter jets whose shapes, avionics and tactics still echo in today’s […] ...