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Vought F-8 Crusader
The
Vought F-8 Crusader
(originally
F8U
) was a single-engine, supersonic,
carrier-based
air superiority
jet
aircraft
built by
Vought
for the
United States Navy
and
Marine Corps
, replacing the
Vought F7U Cutlass
, and for the French Navy. The first F-8
prototype
was ready for flight in February 1955. The F-8 served principally in the
Vietnam War
. The Crusader was the last
American
fighter with
guns
as the primary weapon, earning it the title "The Last of the Gunfighters".
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