Crusader: Last of the Gunfighters
Show: Wings --> Season: 6 - SeaWings
AirDate: 11/3/1994
Runtime: 45
Voting: 0 (0)

Overview: The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) is a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft built by Vought for the United States Navy and United States 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".