Crusader!: Last of the Gunfighters by Paul T. Gillcrist (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Crusader! by Paul T. Gillcrist Colorful accounts of events involving the F-8 and Crusader Drivers abound in this chronicle covering the three decades when this F-8 was an important element of the U.S. Navys carrier strike forces. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Once known as the "Last of the Gunfighters", the Vought F-8 Crusader has since become a legend in the histories of the U.S. and French navies, as well as a scourge in the skies over North Vietnam in the late 1960s! CRUSADER! is a vital oral history of one of the most controversial fighter planes in carrier aviation. A key to the authenticity of this story are the authors personal interviews with sixteen of the seventeen living Crusader pilots who became MiG killers in the Vietnam air war. His analysis of their aerial engagements over North Vietnam from 1965 to 1973 contains some startling surprises, as well as a validation of many of the tactical lessons learned from World War II and Korea. CRUSADER! also contains personal accounts by F-8 speed record holders such as U.S. Marine Corps Major (now Senator) John Glenn and Captains Bob Dose and "Duke" Windsor. Other aviation records held by the Crusader, (not so enviable) are told, in anecdotal form, for the first time by the author, an F-8 driver and participant in some of them! Colorful, and sometimes humorous, accounts of events involving the F-8 and "Crusader Drivers" abound in this chronicle of carrier aviation covering the three decades when this remarkable airplane was an important element of the U.S. Navys carrier strike forces. Rear Admiral Paul T. Gillcrist commanded a fleet Crusader squadron, then a carrier air wing and finally, as a flag officer, became wing commander for all Pacific Fleet fighter squadrons. During his fleet squadron command he completed three carrier deployments to the Tonkin Gulf and flew 167 combat missions in the Crusader for which he was awarded seventeen combat decorations. The author of FEET WET, Reflections of a Carrier Pilot (1990) and TOMCAT, The Grumman F-14 Story (1994), Admiral Gillcrist is well qualified to write the story of the Crusader! 200 colour & b/w photos Details ISBN0887407668 Author Paul T. Gillcrist Publisher Schiffer Publishing Ltd Series Schiffer Military/Aviation History ISBN-10 0887407668 ISBN-13 9780887407666 Format Hardcover Subtitle Last of the Gunfighters Place of Publication Atglen Country of Publication United States DEWEY 623.7464 Pages 288 Short Title Crusader! Language English Media Book DOI 10.1604/9780887407666 Year 1997 Publication Date 1997-01-06 AU Release Date 1997-01-06 NZ Release Date 1997-01-06 US Release Date 1997-01-06 UK Release Date 1997-01-06 Audience General Illustrations 200 images Imprint Schiffer Publishing Ltd We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:77308468;

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