The Vought F-8 Crusader is perhaps best remembered for having many nicknames. Thanks to its supersonic speed and how it could safely takeoff even with its wings folded, pilots liked calling it "the ...

The first several decades of aerial combat were fought with conventional firearms. World War I planes like the Sopwith Camel used dual Vickers .303 caliber machine guns not unlike the machine guns ...

The Crusader’s sleek, aerodynamic design and robust performance earned it the nickname “MiG Master” during the Vietnam War, as it proved highly effective against enemy aircraft. Known as the “Last of ...

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 an ...