Vought F-8 Crusader

The Vought F-8 Crusader was a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Vought. It was the last American fighter that had guns as the primary weapon, earning it the title "The Last of the Gunfighters".

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1957 — 1999  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Crusader; F-8 Crusader; F8U Crusader; LTV F-8 Crusader; RF-8 Crusader; Vought Crusader; Vought F-8; Vought F8U Crusader
mass 7956 kilogram, length 14.05 metre, length 16.53 metre, AIM-9 Sidewinder, AGM-12 Bullpup, Matra R.550 Magic, Zuni, unguided bomb, 4 Mk 12, 
carrier-capable fighter monoplane with 1 engine, second-generation jet fighter, French Navy, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, Vought, Ling-Temco-Vought, Philippine Air Force, 

DF-8 Crusader, F-8C Crusader, F-8H Crusader, F-8J Crusader, F-8K Crusader, F-8L Crusader, F-8M Crusader, F-8P Crusader, F8U-1 Crusader, F8U-2 Crusader, fighter monoplane with 1 engine, RF-8 Crusader, TF-8 Crusader, Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III, XF8U Crusader, YF8U Crusader, 

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  DF-8 Crusader ⓘ
  drone control aircraft series by Vought

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  F-8C Crusader ⓘ
  1958 fighter aircraft model by LTV Aerospace

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  F-8H Crusader ⓘ
  carrier-based fighter airplane model by Vought

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  F-8J Crusader ⓘ
  carrier-based fighter airplane model by Vought

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  F-8K Crusader ⓘ
  carrier-based fighter airplane model by Vought

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  F-8L Crusader ⓘ
  carrier-based fighter airplane model by Vought

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  F-8M Crusader ⓘ
  proposed fighter airplane model by Vought

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  F-8P Crusader ⓘ
  carrier-based fighter airplane model by Vought

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  F8U-1 Crusader ⓘ
  fighter aircraft model by Ling-Temco-Vought

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  F8U-2 Crusader ⓘ
  fighter aircraft model by Ling-Temco-Vought

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  RF-8 Crusader ⓘ
  carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft series by Vought

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  TF-8 Crusader ⓘ
  military trainer aircraft model by Vought

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  Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III ⓘ
  carrier-based fighter aircraft prototype

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  XF8U Crusader ⓘ
  prototype carrier-based fighter airplane series by Vought

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  YF8U Crusader ⓘ
  prototype carrier-based fighter airplane series by Vought

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RF-8A Crusader - Left side (Mobile, Alabama)

Vought F-8 Crusader being assembled at Dallas 1960s

RF-8A Crusader - Right Side (Mobile, Alabama)

Carrier launch and recovery systems 1956

Vought XF-8U Crusader (16374998585)

Application of blowing-type boundry-layer control to the leading-and trailing-edge flaps of a Change Vought XF8U-1 wing

Major Frank Williams with his F-8 Crusader at Danang Air Base

Fairford 1987 F-8E Crusader French Navy display 02

Fairford 1987 F-8E Crusader French Navy display 01

Vought F-8 Crusader at Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	aircraft		DF-8 Crusader	drone control aircraft, Vought F-8 Crusader	Wikidata
class	aircraft		F-8C Crusader	Vought F-8 Crusader	Wikidata
class	aircraft		F-8H Crusader	Vought F-8 Crusader	Wikidata
class	aircraft		F-8J Crusader	Vought F-8 Crusader	Wikidata
class	aircraft		F-8K Crusader	Vought F-8 Crusader	Wikidata
class	aircraft		F-8L Crusader	Vought F-8 Crusader	Wikidata
class	aircraft		F-8M Crusader	proposed aircraft, Vought F-8 Crusader	Wikidata
class	aircraft		F-8P Crusader	Vought F-8 Crusader	Wikidata
class	aircraft		F8U-1 Crusader	Vought F-8 Crusader	Wikidata
class	aircraft		F8U-2 Crusader	Vought F-8 Crusader	Wikidata
class	aircraft		RF-8 Crusader	carrier-capable reconnaissance aircraft, Vought F-8 Crusader	Wikidata
class	aircraft		TF-8 Crusader	military trainer, Vought F-8 Crusader	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III	Vought F-8 Crusader, carrier-capable fighter	Wikidata
class	aircraft		XF8U Crusader	prototype aircraft, Vought F-8 Crusader	Wikidata
class	aircraft		YF8U Crusader	prototype aircraft, Vought F-8 Crusader	Wikidata
commons	image		RF-8A Crusader - Left side (Mobile, Alabama)		Commons
commons	image		Vought F-8 Crusader being assembled at Dallas 1960s		Commons
commons	image		RF-8A Crusader - Right Side (Mobile, Alabama)		Commons
commons	image		Carrier launch and recovery systems 1956		Commons
commons	image		Vought XF-8U Crusader (16374998585)		Commons
commons	image		Application of blowing-type boundry-layer control to the leading-and trailing-edge flaps of a Change Vought XF8U-1 wing		Commons
commons	image		Major Frank Williams with his F-8 Crusader at Danang Air Base		Commons
commons	image		Fairford 1987 F-8E Crusader French Navy display 02		Commons
commons	image		Fairford 1987 F-8E Crusader French Navy display 01		Commons
commons	image		Vought F-8 Crusader at Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum		Commons