The ‘Last Gunfighter’: F-8 Crusader over North Vietnam

By Louis S. Gundlach, Senior Air Warfare Analyst, Retired Marine Corps Fighter Pilot and Denver Bronco fan. Prior to the Vietnam War, leadership in the US Air Force and US Navy felt that superior technology, in aircraft and weapons, would lead to air supremacy over any enemy.  Fighter aircraft like the F-4, with powerful radars and … Continue reading The ‘Last Gunfighter’: F-8 Crusader over North Vietnam