F-8 Crusader vs MiG-17

A detailed examination of the F-8 Crusader, the primary naval fighter when the conflict in Vietnam escalated in 1964, versus its opposite number in the Vietnamese Peoples'' Air Force (VPAF), the MiG-17.

Revered by Naval Aviators as the ''last of the gunfighters'' due to its quartet of Colt-Browning Mk 12 20 mm cannon, the F-8 Crusader enjoyed great success against VPAF MiG-17s during the Rolling Th...