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<span>France</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-France-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Philippines" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Philippines"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Philippines</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Philippines-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_States" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>United States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Specifications_(F-8E)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Specifications_(F-8E)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Specifications (F-8E)</span> </div> 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href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Vought F-8 Crusader" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Vought F-8 Crusader" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Vought F-8 Crusader" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Vought F-8 Crusader" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Vought F-8 Crusader" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F-8" title="Vought F-8 – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Vought F-8" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Vought F-8 Crusader" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%88%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%81-%DB%B8_%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B1" title="ووت اف-۸ کروسیدر – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ووت اف-۸ کروسیدر" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Vought F-8 Crusader" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Vought F-8 Crusader" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B3%B4%EC%9A%B0%ED%8A%B8_F-8_%ED%81%AC%EB%A3%A8%EC%84%B8%EC%9D%B4%EB%8D%94" title="보우트 F-8 크루세이더 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="보우트 F-8 크루세이더" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Vought F-8 Crusader" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Vought F-8 Crusader" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-8_Crusader" title="F-8 Crusader – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="F-8 Crusader" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Vought F-8 Crusader" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%95%D7%98_F-8_%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%99%D7%93%D7%A8" title="ווט F-8 קרוסיידר – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ווט F-8 קרוסיידר" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%E2%80%938_Crusader" title="F–8 Crusader – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="F–8 Crusader" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-8_Crusader" title="F-8 Crusader – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="F-8 Crusader" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chance_Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Chance Vought F-8 Crusader – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Chance Vought F-8 Crusader" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-8_(%E6%88%A6%E9%97%98%E6%A9%9F)" title="F-8 (戦闘機) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="F-8 (戦闘機)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Vought F-8 Crusader" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chance_Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Chance Vought F-8 Crusader – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Chance Vought F-8 Crusader" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Vought F-8 Crusader" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Vought F-8 Crusader" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Vought F-8 Crusader" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/F-8E_VMF-212_CVA-34_1965_%28cropped%29.jpg/600px-F-8E_VMF-212_CVA-34_1965_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="642" data-file-height="450" /></a></span> <div class="ib-aircraft-caption">An F-8E from VMF(AW)-212 in 1965</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">Fighter aircraft</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">National origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Aerospace_manufacturer" title="Aerospace manufacturer">Manufacturer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vought" title="Vought">Vought</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Retired from service</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Primary users</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a><div> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Air_Force" title="Philippine Air Force">Philippine Air Force</a> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number built</th><td class="infobox-data">1,219<sup id="cite_ref-USNIP1219_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USNIP1219-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Introduction date</th><td class="infobox-data">March 1957</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First flight</th><td class="infobox-data">25 March 1955</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Retired</th><td class="infobox-data">1976 (fighter, U.S. Navy)<br />29 March 1987 (<a href="/wiki/Aerial_reconnaissance" title="Aerial reconnaissance">photo reconnaissance</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Naval_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Naval Reserve">U.S. Naval Reserve</a>)<br />1991 (<a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>)<br />19 December 1999 (fighter, <a href="/wiki/French_Naval_Aviation" title="French Naval Aviation">French Naval Aviation</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Developed into</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF8U-3_Crusader_III" title="Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III">Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">LTV A-7 Corsair II</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Vought F-8 Crusader</b> (originally <b>F8U</b>) is a single-engine, supersonic, <a href="/wiki/Carrier-based_aircraft" title="Carrier-based aircraft">carrier-based</a> <a href="/wiki/Air_superiority_fighter" title="Air superiority fighter">air superiority</a> jet aircraft<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer <a href="/wiki/Vought" title="Vought">Vought</a>. It was the last American fighter that had <a href="/wiki/Cannon#Aircraft_use" title="Cannon">guns</a> as the primary weapon, earning it the title "The Last of the Gunfighters".<sup id="cite_ref-Tillman_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tillman-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-weaver_63_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaver_63-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Development of the F-8 commenced after release of the requirement for a new fighter by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> in September 1952. Vought's design team, led by John Russell Clark, produced the <i>V-383</i>, a relatively unorthodox fighter that possessed an innovative high-mounted <a href="/wiki/Variable-incidence_wing" title="Variable-incidence wing">variable-incidence wing</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Area_rule" title="Area rule">area-ruled</a> fuselage, all-moving <a href="/wiki/Stabilator" title="Stabilator">stabilators</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leading-edge_extension#Dogtooth_extension" title="Leading-edge extension">dog-tooth notching</a> at the wing folds for improved <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_principal_axes#Vertical_axis_(yaw)" title="Aircraft principal axes">yaw</a> stability, and liberal use of <a href="/wiki/Titanium" title="Titanium">titanium</a> throughout the airframe. During June 1953, Vought received an initial order to produce three <i>XF8U-1</i> prototypes of its design. On 25 March 1955, the first prototype performed its <a href="/wiki/Maiden_flight" title="Maiden flight">maiden flight</a>. Flight testing proved the aircraft to be relatively problem-free. On 21 August 1956, U.S. Navy pilot R.W. Windsor attained a top speed of 1,015 mph; in doing so, the F-8 became the first jet fighter in American service to reach 1,000 mph.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During March 1957, the F-8 was introduced into regular operations with the US Navy. In addition to the Navy, the type was also operated by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a> (replacing the <a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">Vought F7U Cutlass</a>), the <a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Air_Force" title="Philippine Air Force">Philippine Air Force</a>. Early on, the type experienced an above-average mishap rate, being somewhat difficult to pilot. American F-8s saw active combat during the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>, engaging in multiple dogfights with <a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-17" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17">MiG-17s</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_People%27s_Air_Force" title="Vietnam People's Air Force">Vietnam People's Air Force</a> as well as performing ground attack missions in the theatre. The <b>RF-8</b> Crusader was a <a href="/wiki/Photo-reconnaissance" class="mw-redirect" title="Photo-reconnaissance">photo-reconnaissance</a> model. It played a crucial role in the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis" title="Cuban Missile Crisis">Cuban Missile Crisis</a>, providing essential low-level photographs of <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet</a> <a href="/wiki/Medium_range_ballistic_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Medium range ballistic missile">medium range ballistic missiles</a> (MRBMs) in Cuba that were impossible to acquire by other means at that time.<sup id="cite_ref-Tillman_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tillman-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several modified F-8s were used by <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> for experimental flights, including the testing of <a href="/wiki/Fly-by-wire" title="Fly-by-wire">digital fly-by-wire</a> technology and <a href="/wiki/Supercritical_wing" class="mw-redirect" title="Supercritical wing">supercritical wing</a> design. The RF-8 operated in U.S. service longer than any of the fighter versions; the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Reserve" title="United States Navy Reserve">United States Navy Reserve</a> withdrew its remaining aircraft during 1987. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development">Development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_F-8_Crusader&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background">Background</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_F-8_Crusader&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F8U-1_Thompson_Trophy_NAN10-56.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/F8U-1_Thompson_Trophy_NAN10-56.jpg/220px-F8U-1_Thompson_Trophy_NAN10-56.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/F8U-1_Thompson_Trophy_NAN10-56.jpg/330px-F8U-1_Thompson_Trophy_NAN10-56.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/F8U-1_Thompson_Trophy_NAN10-56.jpg/440px-F8U-1_Thompson_Trophy_NAN10-56.jpg 2x" data-file-width="828" data-file-height="253" /></a><figcaption>F8U-1 Crusader BuNo 141435 and Commander "Duke" Windsor depart China Lake for a successful speed record attempt, 21 August 1956.</figcaption></figure> <p>During September 1952, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> released a requirement calling for a new fighter. Specifics of this requirement included a maximum speed of <a href="/wiki/Mach_number" title="Mach number">Mach 1.2</a> at 30,000 ft (9,100 m) with a climb rate of 25,000 ft/min (130 m/s), and a landing speed of no more than 100 mph (160 km/h).<sup id="cite_ref-Goebel_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goebel-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Experience gained during the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a> had demonstrated that .50 caliber (12.7 mm) <a href="/wiki/Machine_gun" title="Machine gun">machine guns</a> were no longer sufficient armament and, as a result, the new fighter was to be armed with 20 mm (0.79 in) cannon. The 20x110mm round had become common in the U.S. Navy prior to the Korean conflict, used on the <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F2H_Banshee" title="McDonnell F2H Banshee">McDonnell F2H Banshee</a>, F9F, F3D Skyknight, <a href="/wiki/F7U_Cutlass" class="mw-redirect" title="F7U Cutlass">F7U Cutlass</a>, and the F4D, among others. </p><p>In response to the requirement, the American aircraft manufacturer <a href="/wiki/Vought" title="Vought">Vought</a> opted to produce a new design, internally designated as the <i>V-383</i>. Vought's design team was led by John Russell Clark. It was relatively unorthodox for a fighter, possessing a high-mounted wing which necessitated the use of a short and lightweight <a href="/wiki/Landing_gear" title="Landing gear">landing gear</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Fuselage" title="Fuselage">fuselage</a>. A major contributing factor that facilitated the use of such compact main gear, however, was the <a href="/wiki/Variable-incidence_wing" title="Variable-incidence wing">variable-incidence wing</a> (not to be confused with a <a href="/wiki/Variable-sweep_wing" title="Variable-sweep wing">variable-sweep wing</a>, another form of <a href="/wiki/Wing_configuration" title="Wing configuration">variable geometry</a> wing designed for similar purposes) which reduced the amount of pitch up required while in landing configuration at low speeds, an extremely nose high attitude being a common characteristic of the highly <a href="/wiki/Swept_wing" title="Swept wing">swept</a> and low aspect ratio wings used on many fighters of the era. This innovative wing pivoted upwards by 7° in takeoff and landing configuration, and by doing so, increased the <a href="/wiki/Angle_of_attack" title="Angle of attack">angle of attack</a> of the wing without requiring the entire aircraft to pitch up, which allowed for greater forward visibility and a suitably slow landing speed.<sup id="cite_ref-Tillman_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tillman-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Goebel_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goebel-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The variable-incidence wing helped the F-8's development team win the <a href="/wiki/Collier_Trophy" title="Collier Trophy">Collier Trophy</a> in 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-Bjorkman,_Eileen_2015,_p.62_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bjorkman,_Eileen_2015,_p.62-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Considerable competition for the requirement also emerged. This included the <a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-11_Tiger" title="Grumman F-11 Tiger">Grumman F-11 Tiger</a>, the upgraded twin-engine <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F3H_Demon" title="McDonnell F3H Demon">McDonnell F3H Demon</a> (the F3H-H, which would eventually become the <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II</a>), and the <a href="/wiki/North_American_F-100_Super_Sabre" title="North American F-100 Super Sabre">North American F-100 Super Sabre</a> hastily adapted to carrier use and dubbed the "Super Fury".<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to the fighter-orientated V-383 proposal, Vought also presented a tactical reconnaissance version of the aircraft, internally designated as the <i>V-392</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Into_flight">Into flight</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_F-8_Crusader&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Into flight"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During May 1953, Vought's submission was declared to be the winner; one month later, the company received an initial order for three <i>XF8U-1</i> prototypes (after adoption of the <a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_Tri-Service_aircraft_designation_system" title="1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system">unified designation system in September 1962</a>, the F8U became the F-8). On 25 March 1955, the first prototype performed its <a href="/wiki/Maiden_flight" title="Maiden flight">maiden flight</a> with John Konrad at the controls; confidence was such that it was decided to exceed the speed of sound during its maiden flight.<sup id="cite_ref-Tillman_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tillman-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The development was relatively trouble-free, to the extent that the second prototype and the first production F8U-1 made their first flights together on the same day, 30 September 1955. On 4 April 1956, the F8U-1 performed its first catapult launch from <a href="/wiki/USS_Forrestal" title="USS Forrestal"><i>Forrestal</i></a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Beginning in late 1956, prototype XF8U-1s were evaluated by <a href="/wiki/VX-3" title="VX-3">VX-3</a>, during which few problems were noted. Weapons development was conducted at <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Weapons_Station_China_Lake" title="Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake">Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake</a> and a China Lake F8U-1 set a U.S. National speed record in August 1956. Commander "Duke" Windsor set a new Level Flight Speed Record of 1,015.428 mph (1,634.173 km/h) on 21 August 1956 beating the previous record of 822 mph (1,323 km/h) set by a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">USAF</a> F-100. (It did not break the <a href="/wiki/Flight_airspeed_record" title="Flight airspeed record">world speed record</a> of 1,132 mph (1,822 km/h), set by the British <a href="/wiki/Fairey_Delta_2" title="Fairey Delta 2">Fairey Delta 2</a>, on 10 March 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) </p><p>An early F8U-1 was modified as a photo-reconnaissance aircraft, becoming the first F8U-1P. Subsequently, the RF-8A was equipped with cameras rather than guns and missiles. On 16 July 1957, Major <a href="/wiki/John_Glenn" title="John Glenn">John H. Glenn</a> Jr, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">USMC</a>, completed the first supersonic transcontinental flight in a F8U-1P, flying from <a href="/wiki/Joint_Forces_Training_Base_-_Los_Alamitos" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Forces Training Base - Los Alamitos">NAS Los Alamitos</a>, California, to <a href="/wiki/Floyd_Bennett_Field" title="Floyd Bennett Field">Floyd Bennett Field</a>, New York, in three hours, 23 minutes, and 8.3 seconds.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In parallel with the F8U-1s and -2s, the Crusader design team was also working on a larger aircraft with even greater performance, internally designated as the <i>V-401</i> and later officially designated as the <a href="/wiki/Vought_XF8U-3_Crusader_III" title="Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III">Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III</a>. It was externally similar to the Crusader and shared several design elements, as the variable incidence wing, but differed by being considerably larger while also sharing relatively few components and being capable of greater speeds amongst other abilities.<sup id="cite_ref-Gunston_p._245_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gunston_p._245-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design">Design</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_F-8_Crusader&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Vought F-8 Crusader was a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority fighter. It was typically described as an all-weather fighter, yet initial production aircraft were only fitted with a ranging radar for its guns and thus was entirely reliant on external platforms to be guided towards enemies.<sup id="cite_ref-weaver_67_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaver_67-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From the F-8B onwards, <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_interception_radar" title="Aircraft interception radar">air-intercept radar</a> was fitted to the aircraft; increasingly capable and reliable radar sets were present on later models. Pilot training of the era did not focus much upon use of the radar, thus making it less effective operationally than it otherwise could have been.<sup id="cite_ref-weaver_67-68_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaver_67-68-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The addition of more advanced avionics on later models, particularly the F-8J, was often criticized as being responsible for considerable weight increases as well as having questionable effectiveness.<sup id="cite_ref-weaver_68_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaver_68-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pilots often claimed the later F-8 models did not turn as well as early aircraft and had greater difficulty in aborting a landing attempt; furthermore, that the radar did not work well in tropical environments.<sup id="cite_ref-weaver_68-70_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaver_68-70-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A key feature of the F-8 was its <a href="/wiki/Variable-incidence_wing" title="Variable-incidence wing">variable-incidence wing</a>, which allowed for a greater <a href="/wiki/Angle_of_attack" title="Angle of attack">angle of attack</a> to be achieved and increased lift without compromising forward visibility by pivoting 7° out of the fuselage during takeoff and landing runs.<sup id="cite_ref-Tillman_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tillman-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Goebel_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goebel-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Simultaneously, the aircraft's lift was augmented by <a href="/wiki/Leading-edge" class="mw-redirect" title="Leading-edge">leading-edge</a> <a href="/wiki/Flap_(aeronautics)" title="Flap (aeronautics)">flaps</a> drooping by 25° and inboard flaps extending to 30°. The F-8 also took advantage of contemporary aerodynamic innovations such as an <a href="/wiki/Area_rule" title="Area rule">area-ruled</a> fuselage, all-moving <a href="/wiki/Stabilator" title="Stabilator">stabilators</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leading-edge_extension#Dogtooth_extension" title="Leading-edge extension">dog-tooth notching</a> at the wing folds for improved <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_principal_axes#Vertical_axis_(yaw)" title="Aircraft principal axes">yaw</a> stability, and liberal use of <a href="/wiki/Titanium" title="Titanium">titanium</a> throughout the airframe.<sup id="cite_ref-Tillman_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tillman-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The aircraft was powered by a single <a href="/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney_J57" title="Pratt & Whitney J57">Pratt & Whitney J57</a> <a href="/wiki/Turbojet" title="Turbojet">turbojet</a> engine, which was equipped with an <a href="/wiki/Afterburner" title="Afterburner">afterburner</a>. On the initial <i>F8U-1</i> production aircraft, this afterburner increased the engine's thrust from 10,200 lb to 16,000 lb, but, unlike later engines, lacked any intermediate thrust settings. </p><p>The armament of the F-8, which had been specified by the US Navy, consisted primarily of four 20 mm (.79 in) autocannons; the aircraft would become the final U.S. fighter to be designed with guns as its primary weapon.<sup id="cite_ref-Tillman_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tillman-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were supplemented with a retractable tray with 32 unguided <a href="/wiki/Mk_4/Mk_40_Folding-Fin_Aerial_Rocket" class="mw-redirect" title="Mk 4/Mk 40 Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket">Mk 4/Mk 40 Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket</a> (Mighty Mouse FFARs), and cheek pylons for four guided <a href="/wiki/AIM-9_Sidewinder" title="AIM-9 Sidewinder">AIM-9 Sidewinder</a> air-to-air missiles.<sup id="cite_ref-Goebel_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goebel-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In practice, Sidewinder missiles were the F-8's primary weapon; the 20mm guns were considered to be "generally unreliable"; moreover, the F-8 achieved nearly all of its kills using Sidewinders.<sup id="cite_ref-weaver_64-65_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaver_64-65-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has been suggested that, had the US Navy mandated more rigorous and realistic weapons testing, the reliability of the guns could have been improved considerably.<sup id="cite_ref-weaver_84_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaver_84-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operational_history">Operational history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_F-8_Crusader&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Operational history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_Midway_(CVA-41)_launches_Vought_F-8_Crusaders_in_1963_(NH_97634).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/USS_Midway_%28CVA-41%29_launches_Vought_F-8_Crusaders_in_1963_%28NH_97634%29.jpg/220px-USS_Midway_%28CVA-41%29_launches_Vought_F-8_Crusaders_in_1963_%28NH_97634%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/USS_Midway_%28CVA-41%29_launches_Vought_F-8_Crusaders_in_1963_%28NH_97634%29.jpg/330px-USS_Midway_%28CVA-41%29_launches_Vought_F-8_Crusaders_in_1963_%28NH_97634%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/USS_Midway_%28CVA-41%29_launches_Vought_F-8_Crusaders_in_1963_%28NH_97634%29.jpg/440px-USS_Midway_%28CVA-41%29_launches_Vought_F-8_Crusaders_in_1963_%28NH_97634%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="740" data-file-height="485" /></a><figcaption>Two Crusaders prepare to launch from <a href="/wiki/USS_Midway_(CV-41)" title="USS Midway (CV-41)">USS <i>Midway</i></a>; their variable-incidence wings are in the "up" position.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="US_Navy_and_US_Marine_Corps">US Navy and US Marine Corps</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_F-8_Crusader&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: US Navy and US Marine Corps"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Introduction">Introduction</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_F-8_Crusader&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Introduction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>VX-3 was one of the first units to receive the F8U-1 in December 1956, and was the first to operate the type in April 1957, from <a href="/wiki/USS_Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="USS Franklin D. Roosevelt">USS <i>Franklin D. Roosevelt</i></a>. VX-3 was the first unit to qualify for carrier operations but several aircraft were lost in accidents, several of them fatal to their pilots. </p><p>The first fleet squadron to fly the Crusader was <a href="/wiki/VF-32" class="mw-redirect" title="VF-32">VF-32</a> at <a href="/wiki/NAS_Cecil_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="NAS Cecil Field">NAS Cecil Field</a>, Florida, in 1957, which deployed to the Mediterranean late that year on <a href="/wiki/USS_Saratoga_(CV-60)" title="USS Saratoga (CV-60)"><i>Saratoga</i></a>. VF-32 renamed the squadron the "Swordsmen" in keeping with the Crusader theme. The Pacific Fleet received the first Crusaders at <a href="/wiki/NAS_Moffett_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="NAS Moffett Field">NAS Moffett Field</a> in northern California and the <a href="/wiki/VF-154" class="mw-redirect" title="VF-154">VF-154</a> "Grandslammers" (named in honor of the new 1,000-mph jets and subsequently renamed the "Black Knights") began their F-8 operations. Later in 1957, in San Diego <a href="/wiki/VMF-122" class="mw-redirect" title="VMF-122">VMF-122</a> accepted the first Marine Corps Crusaders.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The first combat action of F-8s was during the <a href="/wiki/1958_Lebanon_crisis" title="1958 Lebanon crisis">1958 Lebanon crisis</a>. F-8s of VF-32 were assigned to the USS Saratoga in support of the landing of US Marines in Lebanon.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1962, the Defense Department standardized military aircraft designations generally along Air Force lines. Consequently, the F8U became the <b>F-8</b>, with the original F8U-1 redesignated <b>F-8A</b>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F-8J_Crusader_of_VF-194_escorting_a_Soviet_Tu-95_over_USS_Oriskany_(CVA-34)_on_25_May_1974.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/F-8J_Crusader_of_VF-194_escorting_a_Soviet_Tu-95_over_USS_Oriskany_%28CVA-34%29_on_25_May_1974.jpg/220px-F-8J_Crusader_of_VF-194_escorting_a_Soviet_Tu-95_over_USS_Oriskany_%28CVA-34%29_on_25_May_1974.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/F-8J_Crusader_of_VF-194_escorting_a_Soviet_Tu-95_over_USS_Oriskany_%28CVA-34%29_on_25_May_1974.jpg/330px-F-8J_Crusader_of_VF-194_escorting_a_Soviet_Tu-95_over_USS_Oriskany_%28CVA-34%29_on_25_May_1974.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/F-8J_Crusader_of_VF-194_escorting_a_Soviet_Tu-95_over_USS_Oriskany_%28CVA-34%29_on_25_May_1974.jpg/440px-F-8J_Crusader_of_VF-194_escorting_a_Soviet_Tu-95_over_USS_Oriskany_%28CVA-34%29_on_25_May_1974.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2279" data-file-height="1670" /></a><figcaption>An F-8 of <a href="/wiki/USS_Oriskany" title="USS Oriskany"><i>Oriskany</i></a> intercepts a <a href="/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-95" title="Tupolev Tu-95">Tu-95 'Bear-B'</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Crusader became a "<a href="/wiki/Day_fighter" title="Day fighter">day fighter</a>" operating off the aircraft carriers. At the time, U.S. Navy carrier air wings had gone through a series of day and night fighter aircraft due to rapid advances in engines and avionics. Some squadrons operated aircraft for very short periods before being equipped with a newer higher performance aircraft. The Crusader was the first post-Korean War aircraft to have a relatively long tenure with the fleet. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Cuban_Missile_Crisis">Cuban Missile Crisis</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_F-8_Crusader&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Cuban Missile Crisis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The unarmed RF-8A proved good at getting low-altitude detailed photographs, leading to carrier deployments as detachments from the Navy's <a href="/wiki/VFP-62" title="VFP-62">VFP-62</a> and <a href="/wiki/VFP-63" title="VFP-63">VFP-63</a> squadrons and the Marines' <a href="/wiki/VMAQ-2" title="VMAQ-2">VMCJ-2</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beginning on 23 October 1962 during the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis" title="Cuban Missile Crisis">Cuban Missile Crisis</a>, RF-8As flew extremely hazardous low-level photo reconnaissance missions over Cuba, the F-8's first true operational flights. Two-ship flights of RF-8As left <a href="/wiki/Key_West" title="Key West">Key West</a> twice each day, to fly over Cuba at low level, then return to Jacksonville, where the film was offloaded and developed, to be rushed north to the Pentagon.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>These flights confirmed that the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> was setting up <a href="/wiki/Medium_range_ballistic_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Medium range ballistic missile">medium range ballistic missiles</a> (MRBMs) in Cuba. The RF-8As also monitored the withdrawal of the Soviet missiles. After each overflight, the aircraft was given a stencil of a dead chicken. The overflights went on for about six weeks and returned a total of 160,000 images. The pilots who flew the missions received <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)">Distinguished Flying Crosses</a>, while VFP-62 and VMCJ-2 received the prestigious U.S. <a href="/wiki/Navy_Unit_Commendation" title="Navy Unit Commendation">Navy Unit Commendation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Mishap_rate">Mishap rate</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_F-8_Crusader&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Mishap rate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pilot_ejects_from_RF-8A_1963.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Pilot_ejects_from_RF-8A_1963.jpeg/220px-Pilot_ejects_from_RF-8A_1963.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Pilot_ejects_from_RF-8A_1963.jpeg/330px-Pilot_ejects_from_RF-8A_1963.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Pilot_ejects_from_RF-8A_1963.jpeg/440px-Pilot_ejects_from_RF-8A_1963.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="1702" data-file-height="1210" /></a><figcaption>Ejection from a <a href="/wiki/VFP-62" title="VFP-62">VFP-62</a> RF-8A in 1963.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Crusader was not an easy aircraft to fly, and was often unforgiving in carrier landings, where it suffered from poor recovery from high sink rates, and the poorly designed, <a href="/wiki/Caster" title="Caster">castering</a> nose undercarriage made it hard to steer on the deck. Safe landings required the carriers to steam at full speed to lower the relative landing speed for Crusader pilots. The stacks of the oil-burning carriers on which the Crusader served belched thick black smoke, sometimes obscuring the flight deck, forcing the Crusader's pilot to rely on the <a href="/wiki/Landing_signal_officer" title="Landing signal officer">landing signal officer</a>'s radioed instructions.<sup id="cite_ref-Bjorkman,_Eileen_2015,_p.62_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bjorkman,_Eileen_2015,_p.62-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Early on, pilots were encouraged to only keep a minimum level of fuel remaining onboard prior to landing; in the long term, the adoption of the more powerful J57-P420 engine improved the situation.<sup id="cite_ref-weaver_68-69_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaver_68-69-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It earned a reputation as an "<a href="/wiki/Ensign_(rank)#United_States" title="Ensign (rank)">ensign</a> eliminator" during its early service introduction.<sup id="cite_ref-Mersky_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mersky-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The nozzle and air intake were so low when the aircraft was on the ground or the flight deck that the crews called the aircraft "the Gator". Not surprisingly, the Crusader mishap rate was relatively high compared to its contemporaries, the <a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-4_Skyhawk" title="Douglas A-4 Skyhawk">Douglas A-4 Skyhawk</a> and the <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II</a>. However, the aircraft did possess a desirable capability, as proved when several Crusader pilots took off with the wings folded and were able to land the aircraft. One of these episodes took place on 23 August 1960; a Crusader with the wings folded took off from <a href="/wiki/Naples_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Naples Airport">Napoli Capodichino</a> in full afterburner, climbed to 5,000 ft (1,500 m) and then returned to land successfully. The pilot reported that the control forces were higher than normal. The Crusader was capable of flying in this configuration, though the pilot would be required to reduce aircraft weight by jettisoning stores and dumping fuel before landing.<sup id="cite_ref-Tillman_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tillman-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1,261 Crusaders were built. By the time it was withdrawn from the fleet, 1,106 had been involved in mishaps.<sup id="cite_ref-tran_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tran-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Vietnam_War">Vietnam War</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_F-8_Crusader&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Vietnam War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F-8E_VMFAW-235_DaNang_Apr1966.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/F-8E_VMFAW-235_DaNang_Apr1966.jpg/220px-F-8E_VMFAW-235_DaNang_Apr1966.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/F-8E_VMFAW-235_DaNang_Apr1966.jpg/330px-F-8E_VMFAW-235_DaNang_Apr1966.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/F-8E_VMFAW-235_DaNang_Apr1966.jpg/440px-F-8E_VMFAW-235_DaNang_Apr1966.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1310" data-file-height="700" /></a><figcaption>An F-8E of <a href="/wiki/VMFA-235" title="VMFA-235">VMF(AW)-235</a> at <a href="/wiki/Da_Nang_Air_Base" title="Da Nang Air Base">Da Nang</a>, in April 1966 showing the <a href="/wiki/Infrared_Search_and_Track" class="mw-redirect" title="Infrared Search and Track">Infrared search and track (IRST)</a> sensor in front of the canopy.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vought_F-8J_Crusader_of_VF-24_lands_aboard_USS_Hancock_(CVA-19),_in_the_early_1970s.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Vought_F-8J_Crusader_of_VF-24_lands_aboard_USS_Hancock_%28CVA-19%29%2C_in_the_early_1970s.jpg/220px-Vought_F-8J_Crusader_of_VF-24_lands_aboard_USS_Hancock_%28CVA-19%29%2C_in_the_early_1970s.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Vought_F-8J_Crusader_of_VF-24_lands_aboard_USS_Hancock_%28CVA-19%29%2C_in_the_early_1970s.jpg/330px-Vought_F-8J_Crusader_of_VF-24_lands_aboard_USS_Hancock_%28CVA-19%29%2C_in_the_early_1970s.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Vought_F-8J_Crusader_of_VF-24_lands_aboard_USS_Hancock_%28CVA-19%29%2C_in_the_early_1970s.jpg/440px-Vought_F-8J_Crusader_of_VF-24_lands_aboard_USS_Hancock_%28CVA-19%29%2C_in_the_early_1970s.jpg 2x" data-file-width="794" data-file-height="386" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/VF-24" title="VF-24">VF-24</a> F-8J returning to <a href="/wiki/USS_Hancock_(CV-19)" title="USS Hancock (CV-19)"><i>Hancock</i></a> in the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin" title="Gulf of Tonkin">Gulf of Tonkin</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>When conflict erupted in the skies over North Vietnam, it was US Navy Crusaders from <a href="/wiki/USS_Hancock_(CV-19)" title="USS Hancock (CV-19)">USS <i>Hancock</i></a> that first engaged with <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_People%27s_Air_Force" title="Vietnam People's Air Force">Vietnam People's Air Force</a> (the North Vietnamese Air Force) <a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-17" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17">MiG-17s</a>, on 3 April 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-weaver_77_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaver_77-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The MiGs claimed the downing of a F-8 and Lt Pham Ngoc Lan's <a href="/wiki/Gun_camera" title="Gun camera">gun camera</a> revealed that his <a href="/wiki/Cannons" class="mw-redirect" title="Cannons">cannons</a> had set an F-8 ablaze, but <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Commander" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Commander">Lieutenant Commander</a> Spence Thomas had managed to land his damaged F-8 at <a href="/wiki/Da_Nang_Air_Base" title="Da Nang Air Base">Da Nang Air Base</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the remaining F-8s returning safely to their carrier. The F-8 repeatedly encountered the relatively nimble North Vietnamese MiGs over the following years, yet the F-8 never made first contact via radar detection in any of these engagements.<sup id="cite_ref-weaver_70_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaver_70-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead, F-8 pilots were reliant on ground control intercept controllers to find enemies and be guided towards a favorable firing position.<sup id="cite_ref-weaver_71-72_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaver_71-72-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A typical day mission would be performed using a pair of F-8s, one pilot concentrated on radar and navigation functions while the other searched the skies with their eyes; ground controllers would alert and direct them towards any MiGs spotted, which they'd approach at speed from behind, not relying on their own radar to detect the hostile aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-weaver_72-73_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaver_72-73-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The presence of US <a href="/wiki/Surface_to_air_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Surface to air missile">surface to air missiles</a> (SAMs) usually compelled MiGs to fly at lower altitudes, where the F-8 was more maneuverable and thus would have an advantage.<sup id="cite_ref-weaver_73-74_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaver_73-74-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The US Navy had evolved its "night fighter" role in the air wing to an all-weather interceptor, the F-4 Phantom II, equipped to engage incoming bombers at long range with <a href="/wiki/Missile" title="Missile">missiles</a> such as <a href="/wiki/AIM-7_Sparrow" title="AIM-7 Sparrow">AIM-7 Sparrow</a> as their sole air-to-air weapons, and maneuverability was not emphasized in their design. Some experts believed that the era of the dogfight was over as air-to-air missiles would knock down adversaries well before they could get close enough to engage in dogfighting. As aerial combat ensued over North Vietnam from 1965 to 1968, it became apparent that the dogfight was not over. In one pitched air-battle between USN F-8s and VPAF MiG-21s on 1 August 1968, <a href="/wiki/Flying_ace" title="Flying ace">ace fighter pilot</a> <a href="/wiki/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_H%E1%BB%93ng_Nh%E1%BB%8B" title="Nguyễn Hồng Nhị">Nguyen Hong Nhi</a> fired a pair of <a href="/wiki/K-13_(missile)" title="K-13 (missile)">R-3S AAMs</a> at a pair of F-8s, the second R-3S making a successful hit, claiming one F-8 shot-down. Following a brief dogfight with the other F-8, another pair of F-8s entered into the fray and fired two <a href="/wiki/AIM-9_Sidewinder" title="AIM-9 Sidewinder">Sidewinder AAMs</a> at Nguyen Hong Nhi, who was hit and safely ejected from his stricken MiG-21; the downing of ace fighter pilot Nguyen is credited to F-8H pilot Lt. McCoy of <a href="/wiki/VF-51" title="VF-51">VF-51</a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Bon_Homme_Richard_(CV-31)" title="USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)">USS <i>Bon Homme Richard</i></a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As the conflict progressed, North Vietnam received <a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21">MiG-21s</a>, which proved to be a more capable opponent for the F-8, yet it still proved to be effective with good teamwork and exploiting the MiG-21's weaknesses.<sup id="cite_ref-weaver_75-76_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaver_75-76-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the end of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Rolling_Thunder" title="Operation Rolling Thunder">Operation Rolling Thunder</a> in November 1968, American aircraft stopped flying in airspace in which MiGs encounters were expected and thus there were less opportunities for aerial engagements to occur.<sup id="cite_ref-weaver_79-80_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaver_79-80-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Accordingly, the Crusader became increasing used as a "bomb truck", with both ship-based U.S. Navy units and land-based US Marine Corps squadrons attacking communist forces in both North and South Vietnam.<sup id="cite_ref-Mersky_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mersky-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-weaver_64_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaver_64-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> US Marine Crusaders flew only in the south, where they largely performed <a href="/wiki/Close_air_support" title="Close air support">close air support</a> and <a href="/wiki/Interdiction" title="Interdiction">interdiction</a> missions.<sup id="cite_ref-weaver_78_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaver_78-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During December 1972's <a href="/wiki/Operation_Linebacker_II" title="Operation Linebacker II">Operation Linebacker II</a>, numerous Navy F-8s were assigned to fly aerial superiority missions, yet these were largely unopposed; actual combat with MiGs had become exceeding rare by this point of the conflict.<sup id="cite_ref-weaver_81-82_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaver_81-82-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Navy Crusaders flew only from the small <a href="/wiki/Essex_class_aircraft_carrier" class="mw-redirect" title="Essex class aircraft carrier"><i>Essex</i>-class carriers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite the "last gunfighter" moniker, the F-8s achieved only four victories with their cannon; the remainder were accomplished with Sidewinder missiles,<sup id="cite_ref-Grossnick_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grossnick-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> partly due to the propensity of the 20 mm (.79 in) <a href="/wiki/Colt_Mk_12_cannon" title="Colt Mk 12 cannon">Colt Mk 12 cannons</a>' feeding mechanism to jam under G-loading during high-speed dogfighting maneuvers.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-weaver_6566_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaver_6566-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between June and July 1966, during 12 engagements over North Vietnam, Crusaders claimed four MiG-17s for two losses.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Crusader pilots would claim the best kill ratio of any American type in the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>, 19:3.<sup id="cite_ref-Tillman_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tillman-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-weaver_77-78_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaver_77-78-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Of the 19 aircraft claimed during aerial combat, 16 were MiG-17s and three were <a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21">MiG-21s</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Grossnick_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grossnick-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While VPAF pilots claimed 11 F-8s shot down by MiGs, official US sources indicate that only three F-8s were lost in air combat, all of them during 1966, to cannon fire from opponents in MiG-17s.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A total of 170 F-8s would be lost to all causes – mostly ground fire and accidents – during the war.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Withdrawal_from_frontline_operations">Withdrawal from frontline operations</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_F-8_Crusader&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Withdrawal from frontline operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RF-8Gs_VFP-206_in_flight_1986.JPEG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/RF-8Gs_VFP-206_in_flight_1986.JPEG/220px-RF-8Gs_VFP-206_in_flight_1986.JPEG" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/RF-8Gs_VFP-206_in_flight_1986.JPEG/330px-RF-8Gs_VFP-206_in_flight_1986.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/RF-8Gs_VFP-206_in_flight_1986.JPEG/440px-RF-8Gs_VFP-206_in_flight_1986.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="2221" data-file-height="1529" /></a><figcaption>A section of VFP-206 RF-8G Crusaders in late 1986 when they were last F-8s in U.S. Naval service.</figcaption></figure> <p>LTV built and delivered the 1,219th (and last) US Navy Crusader to <a href="/wiki/VF-124" title="VF-124">VF-124</a> at <a href="/wiki/NAS_Miramar" class="mw-redirect" title="NAS Miramar">NAS Miramar</a> on 3 September 1964.<sup id="cite_ref-USNIP1219_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USNIP1219-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The last active duty US Navy Crusader fighter variants were retired from <a href="/wiki/VF-191" title="VF-191">VF-191</a> and <a href="/wiki/VF-194" title="VF-194">VF-194</a> aboard <a href="/wiki/USS_Oriskany" title="USS Oriskany"><i>Oriskany</i></a> in 1976 after almost two decades of service, setting a first for a Navy fighter.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The photo reconnaissance variant continued to serve in the active duty Navy for yet another 11 years, with VFP-63 flying RF-8Gs up to 1982, and with the Naval Reserve flying their RF-8Gs in two squadrons (VFP-206 and VFP-306) at Naval Air Facility Washington / <a href="/wiki/Andrews_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Andrews AFB">Andrews AFB</a> until the disestablishment of <a href="/wiki/VFP-306" title="VFP-306">VFP-306</a> in 1984 and <a href="/wiki/VFP-206" title="VFP-206">VFP-206</a> on 29 March 1987 when the last operational Crusader was turned over to the <a href="/wiki/National_Air_and_Space_Museum" title="National Air and Space Museum">National Air and Space Museum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Crusader is the only aircraft to have used the AIM-9C, a radar-guided variant of the Sidewinder air-to-air missile. During 1969, the US Navy opted to shelve the AIM-9C due to its restrictive launch envelope, as well as its high maintenance demands and associated logistical difficulties.<sup id="cite_ref-weaver_71_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaver_71-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the Crusader retired, these missiles were converted to the <a href="/wiki/AGM-122_Sidearm" title="AGM-122 Sidearm">AGM-122 Sidearm</a> <a href="/wiki/Anti-radiation_missile" title="Anti-radiation missile">anti-radiation missiles</a> used by United States attack helicopters against enemy radars.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NASA">NASA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_F-8_Crusader&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: NASA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NASA_F-8A_Crusader_Supercritical_Wing_Aircraft_-_GPN-2000-002001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/NASA_F-8A_Crusader_Supercritical_Wing_Aircraft_-_GPN-2000-002001.jpg/220px-NASA_F-8A_Crusader_Supercritical_Wing_Aircraft_-_GPN-2000-002001.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/NASA_F-8A_Crusader_Supercritical_Wing_Aircraft_-_GPN-2000-002001.jpg/330px-NASA_F-8A_Crusader_Supercritical_Wing_Aircraft_-_GPN-2000-002001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/NASA_F-8A_Crusader_Supercritical_Wing_Aircraft_-_GPN-2000-002001.jpg/440px-NASA_F-8A_Crusader_Supercritical_Wing_Aircraft_-_GPN-2000-002001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3020" data-file-height="2395" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> F-8A <a href="/wiki/Supercritical_wing" class="mw-redirect" title="Supercritical wing">supercritical wing</a> <a href="/wiki/Testbed" title="Testbed">testbed</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Several modified F-8s were used by <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> in the early 1970s, proving the viability of both <a href="/wiki/Fly-by-wire" title="Fly-by-wire">digital fly-by-wire</a> technology (using data-processing equipment adapted from the <a href="/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer" title="Apollo Guidance Computer">Apollo Guidance Computer</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as <a href="/wiki/Supercritical_wing" class="mw-redirect" title="Supercritical wing">supercritical wing</a> design.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="French_Navy">French Navy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_F-8_Crusader&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: French Navy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F-8E(FN)_catching_wire_on_USS_Eisenhower_(CVN-69)_1983.JPEG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/F-8E%28FN%29_catching_wire_on_USS_Eisenhower_%28CVN-69%29_1983.JPEG/220px-F-8E%28FN%29_catching_wire_on_USS_Eisenhower_%28CVN-69%29_1983.JPEG" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/F-8E%28FN%29_catching_wire_on_USS_Eisenhower_%28CVN-69%29_1983.JPEG/330px-F-8E%28FN%29_catching_wire_on_USS_Eisenhower_%28CVN-69%29_1983.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/F-8E%28FN%29_catching_wire_on_USS_Eisenhower_%28CVN-69%29_1983.JPEG/440px-F-8E%28FN%29_catching_wire_on_USS_Eisenhower_%28CVN-69%29_1983.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="2530" data-file-height="1716" /></a><figcaption>An F-8E(FN) landing aboard <a href="/wiki/USS_Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="USS Dwight D. Eisenhower"><i>Dwight D. Eisenhower</i></a>, 1983.</figcaption></figure> <p>During the early 1960s, the French Navy's air arm, the <a href="/wiki/French_Naval_Aviation" title="French Naval Aviation"><i>Aéronavale</i></a>, required a carrier-based fighter to serve aboard the new carriers <a href="/wiki/French_aircraft_carrier_Clemenceau" title="French aircraft carrier Clemenceau"><i>Clemenceau</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/French_aircraft_carrier_Foch" title="French aircraft carrier Foch"><i>Foch</i></a>, the F-4 Phantom, then entering service with the United States Navy, proved to be too large for the small French ships. Following carrier trials aboard <i>Clemenceau</i> on 16 March 1962, by two <a href="/wiki/VFA-32" title="VFA-32">VF-32</a> F-8s from the American carrier USS <i>Saratoga</i>, the Crusader was chosen and 42 F-8s were ordered; these would be the last Crusaders produced.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The French Crusaders were based on the F-8E, but were modified in order to allow operations from the compact French carriers; accordingly, the maximum angle of incidence of the aircraft's wing increased from five to seven degrees and <a href="/wiki/Blown_flap" title="Blown flap">blown flaps</a> fitted. The weapon system was modified to carry two French Matra <a href="/wiki/Matra_R530" class="mw-redirect" title="Matra R530">R.530</a> radar or infra-red missiles as an alternative to Sidewinders, although the ability to carry the American missile was retained.<sup id="cite_ref-Stijger_p192_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stijger_p192-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deliveries of these aircraft, dubbed the F-8E(FN), started in October 1964 and continued until February 1965, with the <i>Aéronavale</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s first squadron, <i>Flotille</i> 12F reactivated on 1 October 1964.<sup id="cite_ref-Stijger_p192_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stijger_p192-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To replace the old Corsairs, <i>Flotille</i> 14.F received its Crusaders on 1 March 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-Stijger_p192-3_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stijger_p192-3-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Les_Corsair_français_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Les_Corsair_français-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During October 1974, (on <i>Clemenceau</i>) and June 1977 (on <i>Foch</i>), Crusaders from 14.F squadron participated in the Saphir missions over <a href="/wiki/Djibouti" title="Djibouti">Djibouti</a>. On 7 May 1977, two Crusaders went separately on patrol against supposedly French Air Force (4/11 Jura squadron) F-100 Super Sabres stationed at Djibouti. The leader intercepted two fighters and engaged a dogfight (supposed to be a training exercise) but quickly called his wingman for help as he had actually engaged two <a href="/wiki/Yemeni" class="mw-redirect" title="Yemeni">Yemeni</a> MiG-21s. The two French fighters switched their master armament to "on" but, ultimately, everyone returned to their bases. This was the only combat interception to be performed by French Crusaders.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The <i>Aéronavale</i> Crusaders flew combat missions over Lebanon in 1983 escorting <a href="/wiki/Dassault-Breguet_Super_%C3%89tendard" title="Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard">Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard</a> strike aircraft. In October 1984, France sent <i>Foch</i> with 12.F squadron to conduct Operation Mirmillon off the coast of Libya, intended to deter Libyan ruler <a href="/wiki/Muammar_Gaddafi" title="Muammar Gaddafi">Colonel Gaddafi</a> from escalating. Regional tensions around the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf</a>, largely related to the <a href="/wiki/Iran-Iraq_war" class="mw-redirect" title="Iran-Iraq war">Iran-Iraq conflict</a>, triggered the deployment of a task force headed by <i>Clemenceau</i>, which included 12.F squadron in its air way. During 1993, combat missions commenced over the skies of the former <a href="/wiki/Yugoslavia" title="Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</a>; Crusaders were launched from both French carriers, which were stationed in the <a href="/wiki/Adriatic_Sea" title="Adriatic Sea">Adriatic Sea</a>. These missions ceased in June 1999 with Operation Trident over <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The French Crusaders were subject to a series of modifications throughout their life, being fitted with new F-8J-type wings in 1969 and having modified <a href="/wiki/Afterburner" title="Afterburner">afterburners</a> fitted in 1979.<sup id="cite_ref-Stijgers_p195_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stijgers_p195-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Armament was enhanced by the addition of <a href="/wiki/R550_Magic" class="mw-redirect" title="R550 Magic">R550 Magic</a> infra-red guided missiles in 1973, with the improved, <a href="/wiki/All-aspect" title="All-aspect">all-aspect</a> Magic 2 fitted from 1988. The obsolete R.530 was withdrawn from use in 1989, leaving the Crusaders without a radar-guided missile.<sup id="cite_ref-Stijgers_p194_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stijgers_p194-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1989, when it was realized that the Crusader would not be replaced for several years due to delays in the development of the Rafale, it was decided to refurbish the Crusaders to extend their operating life. Each aircraft was rewired and had its hydraulic system refurbished, while the airframe was strengthened to extend fatigue life. Avionics were improved, with a modified navigation suite and a new radar-warning receiver.<sup id="cite_ref-Stijgers_p195-6_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stijgers_p195-6-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Janes_upgrades_p58_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Janes_upgrades_p58-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 17 refurbished aircraft were redesignated as F-8P (P used for "<i>Prolongé</i>" -extended- and not to be confused with the Philippine F-8P).<sup id="cite_ref-WoF5_p83_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WoF5_p83-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the French Navy participated in combat operations in 1991 during <a href="/wiki/Operation_Desert_Storm" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Desert Storm">Operation Desert Storm</a> and over <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a> in 1999, the Crusaders stayed behind and were eventually replaced by the <a href="/wiki/Dassault_Rafale" title="Dassault Rafale">Dassault Rafale M</a> in 2000 as the last of the type in military service.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Philippine_Air_Force">Philippine Air Force</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_F-8_Crusader&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Philippine Air Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F-8H_Crusader_of_the_Philippine_Air_Force_in_flight_c1978.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/F-8H_Crusader_of_the_Philippine_Air_Force_in_flight_c1978.jpeg/220px-F-8H_Crusader_of_the_Philippine_Air_Force_in_flight_c1978.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/F-8H_Crusader_of_the_Philippine_Air_Force_in_flight_c1978.jpeg/330px-F-8H_Crusader_of_the_Philippine_Air_Force_in_flight_c1978.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/F-8H_Crusader_of_the_Philippine_Air_Force_in_flight_c1978.jpeg/440px-F-8H_Crusader_of_the_Philippine_Air_Force_in_flight_c1978.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="1704" data-file-height="1278" /></a><figcaption>F-8H Crusader of the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Air_Force" title="Philippine Air Force">Philippine Air Force</a>. c. 1978</figcaption></figure> <p>During late 1977, the Philippine government purchased 35 secondhand U.S. Navy F-8Hs that had been stored at <a href="/wiki/Davis-Monthan_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Davis-Monthan AFB">Davis-Monthan AFB</a> in Arizona.<sup id="cite_ref-f8paf_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-f8paf-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 25 of them were refurbished by Vought while the remaining ten were used for spare parts.<sup id="cite_ref-f8paf_64-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-f8paf-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of the deal, the U.S. would train Philippine pilots using the TF-8A.<sup id="cite_ref-f8paf_64-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-f8paf-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Crusaders were manned by the 7th Tactical Fighter Squadron at <a href="/wiki/Basa_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Basa Air Base">Basa Air Base</a> and were mostly used for intercepting Soviet bombers and escorting presidential flights.<sup id="cite_ref-f8paf_64-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-f8paf-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, due to a lack of spares and the rapid deterioration of the aircraft, the remaining F-8s were grounded in 1988 and left on an open grass field at Basa Air Base. They were finally withdrawn from service three years later after they were badly damaged by the <a href="/wiki/1991_eruption_of_Mount_Pinatubo" title="1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo">Mount Pinatubo eruption</a>, and have since been offered for sale as scrap.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some of the inoperational airframes were refurbished for use as props in the 2000 movie <i><a href="/wiki/Thirteen_Days_(film)" title="Thirteen Days (film)">Thirteen Days</a></i>, a dramatization of the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis" title="Cuban Missile Crisis">Cuban Missile Crisis</a>, to depict the real-life RF-8As involved in the low-level photo reconnaissance missions that obtained photos of Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Variants">Variants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_F-8_Crusader&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Variants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Special:EditPage/Vought F-8 Crusader">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2024</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vought_F8U-1_VF-32_1958.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Vought_F8U-1_VF-32_1958.jpg/220px-Vought_F8U-1_VF-32_1958.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Vought_F8U-1_VF-32_1958.jpg/330px-Vought_F8U-1_VF-32_1958.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Vought_F8U-1_VF-32_1958.jpg/440px-Vought_F8U-1_VF-32_1958.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1738" data-file-height="1202" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/VFA-32" title="VFA-32">VF-32</a> F8U-1 in 1958.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F8U-1T_6Feb62_first_flight_NAN4-62.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/F8U-1T_6Feb62_first_flight_NAN4-62.jpg/220px-F8U-1T_6Feb62_first_flight_NAN4-62.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/F8U-1T_6Feb62_first_flight_NAN4-62.jpg/330px-F8U-1T_6Feb62_first_flight_NAN4-62.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/F8U-1T_6Feb62_first_flight_NAN4-62.jpg/440px-F8U-1T_6Feb62_first_flight_NAN4-62.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1872" data-file-height="1408" /></a><figcaption>The single XF8U-1T in 1962.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F-8C_FBW.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/F-8C_FBW.jpg/220px-F-8C_FBW.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/F-8C_FBW.jpg/330px-F-8C_FBW.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/F-8C_FBW.jpg/440px-F-8C_FBW.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4169" data-file-height="2388" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration" class="mw-redirect" title="National Aeronautics and Space Administration">NASA</a>'s F-8C <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_flight_control_systems#Digital_fly-by-wire_FCS" class="mw-redirect" title="Aircraft flight control systems">digital fly-by-wire</a> testbed</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vought_F-8H_Crusader_of_VF-202_landing_aboard_USS_John_F._Kennedy_(CVA-67),_in_1971_(K-90599).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Vought_F-8H_Crusader_of_VF-202_landing_aboard_USS_John_F._Kennedy_%28CVA-67%29%2C_in_1971_%28K-90599%29.jpg/220px-Vought_F-8H_Crusader_of_VF-202_landing_aboard_USS_John_F._Kennedy_%28CVA-67%29%2C_in_1971_%28K-90599%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Vought_F-8H_Crusader_of_VF-202_landing_aboard_USS_John_F._Kennedy_%28CVA-67%29%2C_in_1971_%28K-90599%29.jpg/330px-Vought_F-8H_Crusader_of_VF-202_landing_aboard_USS_John_F._Kennedy_%28CVA-67%29%2C_in_1971_%28K-90599%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Vought_F-8H_Crusader_of_VF-202_landing_aboard_USS_John_F._Kennedy_%28CVA-67%29%2C_in_1971_%28K-90599%29.jpg/440px-Vought_F-8H_Crusader_of_VF-202_landing_aboard_USS_John_F._Kennedy_%28CVA-67%29%2C_in_1971_%28K-90599%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5793" data-file-height="4598" /></a><figcaption>An F-8H from <a href="/wiki/VF-202" title="VF-202">VF-202</a> landing aboard <a href="/wiki/USS_John_F._Kennedy_(CV-67)" title="USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)"><i>John F. Kennedy</i></a>, in 1971.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vought_DF-8F_144429_China_Lake_DM_22.04.71_edited-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Vought_DF-8F_144429_China_Lake_DM_22.04.71_edited-2.jpg/220px-Vought_DF-8F_144429_China_Lake_DM_22.04.71_edited-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Vought_DF-8F_144429_China_Lake_DM_22.04.71_edited-2.jpg/330px-Vought_DF-8F_144429_China_Lake_DM_22.04.71_edited-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Vought_DF-8F_144429_China_Lake_DM_22.04.71_edited-2.jpg/440px-Vought_DF-8F_144429_China_Lake_DM_22.04.71_edited-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="652" /></a><figcaption>DF-8F missile and drone director of USN <a href="/wiki/China_Lake" class="mw-redirect" title="China Lake">China Lake</a> in 1971.</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><b>XF8U-1 (XF-8A)</b> (<b>V-383</b>) – the two original unarmed prototypes.</li> <li><b>F8U-1 (F-8A)</b> – first production version, J57-P-12 engine replaced with more powerful J57-P-4A starting with 31st production aircraft, 318 built.</li> <li><b>YF8U-1 (YF-8A)</b> – one F8U-1 fighter used for development testing.</li> <li><b>YF8U-1E (YF-8B)</b> – one F8U-1 converted to serve as an F8U-1E prototype.</li> <li><b>F8U-1E (F-8B)</b> – added a limited all-weather capability thanks to the AN/APS-67 radar, the unguided rocket tray was sealed shut because it was never used operationally, first flight: 3 September 1958, 130 built.</li> <li><b>XF8U-1T</b> – one XF8U-2NE used for evaluation as a two-seat trainer.</li> <li><b>F8U-1T (TF-8A)</b> (<b>V-408</b>) – two-seat trainer version based on F8U-2NE, fuselage stretched 2 ft (0.61 m), internal armament reduced to two cannon, J57-P-20 engine, first flight 6 February 1962. The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> was initially interested in the <a href="/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Spey" title="Rolls-Royce Spey">Rolls-Royce Spey</a>-powered version of TF-8A but chose the Phantom II instead. Only one TF-8A was built, although several retired F-8As were converted to similar two-seat trainers.</li> <li><b>YF8U-2 (YF-8C)</b> – two F8U-1s used for flight testing the J57-P-16 turbojet engine.</li> <li><b>F8U-2 (F-8C)</b> – J57-P-16 engine with 16,900 lbf (75 kN) of afterburning thrust, ventral fins added under the rear fuselage in an attempt to rectify yaw instability, Y-shaped cheek pylons allowing two Sidewinder missiles on each side of the fuselage, AN/APQ-83 radar retrofitted during later upgrades. First flight: 20 August 1957, 187 built.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><b>F8U-2N (F-8D)</b> – all-weather version, unguided rocket pack replaced with an additional fuel tank, J57-P-20 engine with 18,000 lbf (80 kN) of afterburning thrust, landing system which automatically maintained present airspeed during approach, incorporation of AN/APQ-83 radar. First flight: 16 February 1960, 152 built.</li> <li><b>YF8U-2N (YF-8D)</b> – one aircraft used in the development of the F8U-2N.</li> <li><b>YF8U-2NE</b> – one F8U-1 converted to serve as an F8U-2NE prototype.</li> <li><b>F8U-2NE (F-8E)</b> – J57-P-20A engine, AN/APQ-94 radar in a larger nose cone, dorsal hump between the wings containing electronics for the <a href="/wiki/AGM-12_Bullpup" title="AGM-12 Bullpup">AGM-12 Bullpup</a> missile, payload increased to 5,000 lb (2,270 kg), <a href="/wiki/Martin-Baker" title="Martin-Baker">Martin-Baker</a> ejection seat, AN/APQ-94 radar replaced AN/APQ-83 radar in earlier F-8D. <a href="/wiki/IRST" class="mw-redirect" title="IRST">IRST</a> sensor blister (round ball) was added in front of the canopy.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> First flight: 30 June 1961, 286 built.</li> <li><b>F-8E(FN)</b> – air superiority fighter version for the <a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a>, significantly increased wing lift due to greater slat and flap deflection and the addition of a <a href="/wiki/Boundary_layer_control" title="Boundary layer control">boundary layer control</a> system, enlarged stabilators, incorporated AN/APQ-104 radar, an upgraded version of AN/APQ-94. A total of 42 built.</li> <li><b>F-8H</b> – upgraded F-8D with strengthened airframe and landing gear, with AN/APQ-84 radar. A total of 89 rebuilt.</li> <li><b>F-8J</b> – upgraded F-8E, similar to F-8D but with wing modifications and BLC like on F-8E(FN), "wet" pylons for external fuel tanks, J57-P-20A engine, with AN/APQ-124 radar. A total of 136 rebuilt.</li> <li><b>F-8K</b> – upgraded F-8C with Bullpup capability and J57-P-20A engines, with AN/APQ-125 radar. A total of 87 rebuilt.</li> <li><b>F-8L</b> – F-8B upgraded with underwing hardpoints, with AN/APQ-149 radar. A total of 61 rebuilt.</li> <li><b>F-8P</b> – 17 F-8E(FN) of the Aéronavale underwent a significant overhaul at the end of the 1980s to stretch their service life another 10 years. They were retired in 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-fighters-swedish_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fighters-swedish-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>F8U-1D (DF-8A)</b> – several retired F-8A modified to controller aircraft for testing of the <a href="/wiki/SSM-N-8_Regulus" title="SSM-N-8 Regulus">SSM-N-8 Regulus</a> cruise missile. DF-8A was also modified as drone (F-9 Cougar) control which were used extensively by VC-8, NS Roosevelt Rds, PR; Atlantic Fleet Missile Range.</li> <li><b>DF-8F</b> – retired F-8A modified as controller aircraft for testing of missiles including at the USN facility at China Lake.</li> <li><b>F8U-1KU (QF-8A)</b> – retired F-8A modified into remote-controlled target drones</li> <li><b>YF8U-1P (YRF-8A)</b> – prototypes used in the development of the F8U-1P photo-reconnaissance aircraft – V-392.</li> <li><b>F8U-1P (RF-8A)</b> – unarmed photo-reconnaissance version of F8U-1E, 144 built.</li> <li><b>RF-8G</b> – modernized RF-8As.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>LTV V-1000</b> – A vastly reworked version of the F-8 designed for the USAF International Fighter Aircraft Program in 1969 in response to the widespread Soviet MiG-21. The aircraft competed with the <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">F-4E Phantom II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_CL-1200" class="mw-redirect" title="Lockheed CL-1200">Lockheed CL-1200</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">F-5A-21</a> in a tender for U.S. Military Assistance Program (MAP) funding. A summary of changes are installation of the GE J79-GE-17, 3800 lbs (1723 kg) in weight reduction, and overall simplification of the aircraft. The V-1000 was selected as the competition winner however was not given the contract.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF8U-3_Crusader_III" title="Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III">XF8U-3 Crusader III</a></b> (<b>V-401</b>) – new design loosely based on the earlier F-8 variants, created to compete against the F-4 Phantom II; J75-P-5A engine with 29,500 lbf (131 kN) of afterburning thrust, first flight: 2 June 1958, attained Mach 2.39 in test flights, canceled after five aircraft were constructed because the Phantom II won the Navy contract.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operators">Operators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_F-8_Crusader&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Operators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F8E_Launch-VF33-CVAN65-1964.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/F8E_Launch-VF33-CVAN65-1964.jpg/220px-F8E_Launch-VF33-CVAN65-1964.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/F8E_Launch-VF33-CVAN65-1964.jpg/330px-F8E_Launch-VF33-CVAN65-1964.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/F8E_Launch-VF33-CVAN65-1964.jpg/440px-F8E_Launch-VF33-CVAN65-1964.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4979" data-file-height="3620" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/VF-33" title="VF-33">VF-33</a> F-8Es on <a href="/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(CVN-65)" title="USS Enterprise (CVN-65)"><i>Enterprise</i></a>, 1964.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F-8H_Crusader_of_VF-111_in_flight_over_California_1970.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/F-8H_Crusader_of_VF-111_in_flight_over_California_1970.jpg/220px-F-8H_Crusader_of_VF-111_in_flight_over_California_1970.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/F-8H_Crusader_of_VF-111_in_flight_over_California_1970.jpg/330px-F-8H_Crusader_of_VF-111_in_flight_over_California_1970.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/F-8H_Crusader_of_VF-111_in_flight_over_California_1970.jpg/440px-F-8H_Crusader_of_VF-111_in_flight_over_California_1970.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1907" data-file-height="1429" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/VF-111_(1956-1995)" class="mw-redirect" title="VF-111 (1956-1995)">VF-111</a> F-8H in flight over California, 1970</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Special:EditPage/Vought F-8 Crusader">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2022</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Former operators</b> </p> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a></dt> <dd></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> (<a href="/wiki/French_Naval_Aviation" title="French Naval Aviation"><i>Aéronavale</i></a>)</li></ul> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_the_Philippines_%28navy_blue%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines_%28navy_blue%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_the_Philippines_%28navy_blue%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Philippines_%28navy_blue%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_the_Philippines_%28navy_blue%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Philippines_%28navy_blue%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a></dt> <dd></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Air_Force" title="Philippine Air Force">Philippine Air Force</a> <ul><li>7th Tactical Fighter Squadron<sup id="cite_ref-CrusaderSquadrons_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CrusaderSquadrons-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, 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title="VF-24">VF-24</a> Checkertails/Fighting Renegades (transitioned to <a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat" title="Grumman F-14 Tomcat">F-14A</a>, 9 December 1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VFA-32" title="VFA-32">VF-32</a> Swordsmen (transitioned to F-4B, 1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VF-33" title="VF-33">VF-33</a> Tarsiers (transitioned to F-4B, 1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VF-51" title="VF-51">VF-51</a> Screaming Eagles (transitioned to F-4B, 1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VF-53" title="VF-53">VF-53</a> Iron Angels (disestablished 29 January 1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VF-62" title="VF-62">VF-62</a> Boomerangs (disestablished 1 October 1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VF-84_(1955-1995)" class="mw-redirect" title="VF-84 (1955-1995)">VF-84</a> Vagabonds/Jolly Rogers (transitioned to F-4B, 1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VFA-103" title="VFA-103">VF-103</a> Sluggers (transitioned to F-4B, 1964-1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VF-111_(1956-1995)" class="mw-redirect" title="VF-111 (1956-1995)">VF-111</a> Sundowners (transitioned to F-4B, 1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VF-132_(1961-1962)" class="mw-redirect" title="VF-132 (1961-1962)">VF-132</a> Peg Leg Petes (disestablished 1 October 1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VF-96" title="VF-96">VF-142</a> Fighting Falcons (redesignated VF-96 with F-4B, 1 June 1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VFA-154" title="VFA-154">VF-154</a> Grand Slammers/Black Knights (transitioned to F-4, 1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VF-162" title="VF-162">VF-162</a> Hunters (disestablished 29 January 1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VF-191" title="VF-191">VF-191</a> Satan's Kittens (transitioned to F-4J, 1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VF-194" title="VF-194">VF-194</a> Red Lightnings (transitioned to F-4J, 1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VFA-211" title="VFA-211">VF-211</a> Fighting Checkmates (transitioned to F-14A, 1975)</li> <li>VF-661 Firefighters (disestablished 11 October 1968)</li> <li>VF-672 (disestablished June 1970)</li> <li>VF-931 (disestablished 1 November 1970)</li> <li>VF-932 (disestablished 1 November 1970)</li></ul></li> <li>Reserve Squadrons <ul><li><a href="/wiki/VFA-201" title="VFA-201">VF-201</a> Hunters (transitioned to F-4N, 1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VF-202" title="VF-202">VF-202</a> Superheats (transitioned to F-4N, 1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VF-301" title="VF-301">VF-301</a> Devil's Disciples (transitioned to F-4B, 1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VF-302" title="VF-302">VF-302</a> Stallions (transitioned to F-4B, 1974)</li></ul></li> <li>Fleet Replacement Squadrons <ul><li><a href="/wiki/VF-124" title="VF-124">VF-124</a> Gunfighters; Pacific Fleet (transitioned to F-14A, 8 October 1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_VA-174_(U.S._Navy)" title="Second VA-174 (U.S. Navy)">VF-174</a> Hellrazors; Atlantic Fleet (redesignated VA-174 with A-7, 1 July 1966)</li></ul></li> <li>Composite Squadrons <ul><li>VC-1 Unique Antiquers/Blue Alii (transitioned to TA-4, 1969)</li> <li>VC-2 Blue Falcons (transitioned to A-4, 1970)</li> <li>VC-4 Dragon Flyers (disestablished 30 April 1971)</li> <li>VC-5 Checkertails</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VC-7" title="VC-7">VC-7</a> Tallyhoers (disestablished 30 September 1980)</li> <li>VC-8 Redtails</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VC-10_Challengers" title="VC-10 Challengers">VC-10</a> Challengers (transitioned to TA-4J, 1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VFC-13" title="VFC-13">VC-13</a> Fightin' Saints (transitioned to A-4 Skyhawk, April 1974)</li></ul></li> <li>Light Photographic Squadron <ul><li><a href="/wiki/VFP-62" title="VFP-62">VFP-62</a> Fightin' Photo (disestablished 1 January 1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VFP-63" title="VFP-63">VFP-63</a> Eyes of the Fleet (disestablished 30 June 1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VFP-206" title="VFP-206">VFP-206</a> Hawkeyes (disestablished 29 March 1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VFP-306" title="VFP-306">VFP-306</a> Peeping Toms/Photomasters (disestablished 30 September 1984)</li></ul></li> <li>Anti-Submarine Fighter Squadrons <ul><li>VSF-76 Fighting Saints (disestablished 1 September 1973)</li> <li>VSF-86 Gators (disestablished 1 September 1973)</li></ul></li> <li>Training Squadrons <ul><li><a href="/wiki/VT-86" title="VT-86">VT-86</a> Sabre Hawks</li></ul></li> <li>Air Development Squadron, Air Test and Evaluation Squadrons <ul><li><a href="/wiki/VX-3" title="VX-3">VX-3</a> (disestablished 1 March 1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VX-4" title="VX-4">VX-4</a> The Evaluators</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thunderbird_Aviation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thunderbird Aviation (page does not exist)">Thunderbird Aviation</a><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aircraft_on_display">Aircraft on display</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_F-8_Crusader&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Aircraft on display"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="France">France</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_F-8_Crusader&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: France"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>F-8E(FN)</dt></dl> <ul><li>151732 (French Navy Side Number 1) – Musee des Avions de Chasse, <a href="/wiki/Beaune" title="Beaune">Beaune</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>151750 (French Navy Side Number 19) – Musée des Ailes Anciennes, <a href="/wiki/Toulouse" title="Toulouse">Toulouse</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>F-8P</dt></dl> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vought_F-8P_Crusader_(MAA).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Vought_F-8P_Crusader_%28MAA%29.jpg/220px-Vought_F-8P_Crusader_%28MAA%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Vought_F-8P_Crusader_%28MAA%29.jpg/330px-Vought_F-8P_Crusader_%28MAA%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Vought_F-8P_Crusader_%28MAA%29.jpg/440px-Vought_F-8P_Crusader_%28MAA%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>A French F-8P on display at <a href="/wiki/Toulouse" title="Toulouse">Toulouse</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li>151733 (French Navy Side Number 3) – Lann Bihoue Airport, Le Meneguen.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>151735 (French Navy Side Number 4) – Musee Europeen de lAviation de Chasse, Montelimar-Ancone.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>151738 (French Navy Side Number 7) – Aeronavale Base, Landivisau.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>151741 (French Navy Side Number 10) – Musee de l air et de l Espace, (The Air and Space Museum), <a href="/wiki/Paris,_France" class="mw-redirect" title="Paris, France">Paris, France</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>151742 (French Navy Side Number 11) – Musee de l aeronautique navale, <a href="/wiki/Rochefort,_Charente-Maritime" title="Rochefort, Charente-Maritime">Rochefort</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>151754 (French Navy Side Number 23) – Aeronavale Base, Landivisau.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>151760 (French Navy Side Number 29) – Aeronavale Base, Landivisau.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>151767 (French Navy Side Number 36) – Musee des Avions de Chasse, <a href="/wiki/Beaune" title="Beaune">Beaune</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>151768 (French Navy Side Number 37) – Airport in <a href="/wiki/Cuers" title="Cuers">Cuers</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>151770 (French Navy Side Number 39) – Aeronavale Base, Landivisau.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Philippines">Philippines</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_F-8_Crusader&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Philippines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>F-8H</dt></dl> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:VillamorMuseumjf0803_07.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/VillamorMuseumjf0803_07.JPG/220px-VillamorMuseumjf0803_07.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/VillamorMuseumjf0803_07.JPG/330px-VillamorMuseumjf0803_07.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/VillamorMuseumjf0803_07.JPG/440px-VillamorMuseumjf0803_07.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>F-8H Crusader on display at the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Air_Force_Aerospace_Museum" title="Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum">Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum</a> </figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F-8H_Crusader_BuNo_148696_at_the_Philippine_Military_Academy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/F-8H_Crusader_BuNo_148696_at_the_Philippine_Military_Academy.jpg/220px-F-8H_Crusader_BuNo_148696_at_the_Philippine_Military_Academy.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/F-8H_Crusader_BuNo_148696_at_the_Philippine_Military_Academy.jpg/330px-F-8H_Crusader_BuNo_148696_at_the_Philippine_Military_Academy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/F-8H_Crusader_BuNo_148696_at_the_Philippine_Military_Academy.jpg/440px-F-8H_Crusader_BuNo_148696_at_the_Philippine_Military_Academy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>ex-PAF F-8H Crusader on display at the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Military_Academy" title="Philippine Military Academy">Philippine Military Academy</a> </figcaption></figure> <ul><li>147056 – Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum, <a href="/wiki/Villamor_Air_Base" title="Villamor Air Base">Villamor Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CrusaderBuNos_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CrusaderBuNos-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>147060 - <a href="/wiki/Basa_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Basa Air Base">Basa Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Floridablanca,_Pampanga" title="Floridablanca, Pampanga">Floridablanca, Pampanga</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CrusaderBuNos_77-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CrusaderBuNos-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>148661 – <a href="/wiki/Clark_Air_Base" title="Clark Air Base">Clark Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Angeles_City" title="Angeles City">Angeles City</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CrusaderBuNos_77-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CrusaderBuNos-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>148686 - <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Military_Academy" title="Philippine Military Academy">Philippine Military Academy</a>, Fort Gen. Gregorio H. del Pilar, <a href="/wiki/Baguio" title="Baguio">Baguio City</a>. Registration serial incorrectly marked as 148696.<sup id="cite_ref-CrusaderBuNos_77-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CrusaderBuNos-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_F-8_Crusader&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vought_XF8U-1_Crusader_prototype_at_the_Museum_of_Flight_in_Seattle,_Washington_(USA),_on_16_June_2016.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Vought_XF8U-1_Crusader_prototype_at_the_Museum_of_Flight_in_Seattle%2C_Washington_%28USA%29%2C_on_16_June_2016.png/220px-Vought_XF8U-1_Crusader_prototype_at_the_Museum_of_Flight_in_Seattle%2C_Washington_%28USA%29%2C_on_16_June_2016.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Vought_XF8U-1_Crusader_prototype_at_the_Museum_of_Flight_in_Seattle%2C_Washington_%28USA%29%2C_on_16_June_2016.png/330px-Vought_XF8U-1_Crusader_prototype_at_the_Museum_of_Flight_in_Seattle%2C_Washington_%28USA%29%2C_on_16_June_2016.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Vought_XF8U-1_Crusader_prototype_at_the_Museum_of_Flight_in_Seattle%2C_Washington_%28USA%29%2C_on_16_June_2016.png/440px-Vought_XF8U-1_Crusader_prototype_at_the_Museum_of_Flight_in_Seattle%2C_Washington_%28USA%29%2C_on_16_June_2016.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="801" /></a><figcaption>XF8U-1 Crusader prototype on display at the Museum of Flight</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F-8_fbw.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/F-8_fbw.jpg/220px-F-8_fbw.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/F-8_fbw.jpg/330px-F-8_fbw.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/F-8_fbw.jpg/440px-F-8_fbw.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5312" data-file-height="2988" /></a><figcaption>NASA F-8C on display at <a href="/wiki/Edwards_Air_Force_Base" title="Edwards Air Force Base">Edwards Air Force Base</a></figcaption></figure> <dl><dt>XF8U-1 (XF-8A)</dt></dl> <ul><li>138899 – <a href="/wiki/Museum_of_Flight" title="Museum of Flight">Museum of Flight</a> in <a href="/wiki/Seattle,_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle, Washington">Seattle, Washington</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>XF8U-2 (XF-8C)</dt></dl> <ul><li>140448 – <a href="/wiki/McAuliffe-Shepard_Discovery_Center" title="McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center">McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center</a> in <a href="/wiki/Concord,_New_Hampshire" title="Concord, New Hampshire">Concord, New Hampshire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>F8U-1 (F-8A)</dt></dl> <ul><li>141351 – <a href="/wiki/NAS_Jacksonville" class="mw-redirect" title="NAS Jacksonville">NAS Jacksonville</a> Heritage Park, <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Jacksonville" title="Naval Air Station Jacksonville">Naval Air Station Jacksonville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> (relocated from former <a href="/wiki/NAS_Cecil_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="NAS Cecil Field">NAS Cecil Field</a>).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>141353 – <a href="/wiki/Edwards_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Edwards AFB">Edwards AFB</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>143703 – <a href="/wiki/USS_Hornet_(CV-12)" title="USS Hornet (CV-12)">USS Hornet Museum</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Alameda" title="Naval Air Station Alameda">Naval Air Station Alameda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alameda,_California" title="Alameda, California">Alameda, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>143755 – <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Miramar" title="Marine Corps Air Station Miramar">Marine Corps Air Station Miramar</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>143806 – <a href="/wiki/Wings_of_Freedom_Aviation_Museum" title="Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum">Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Willow_Grove" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Air Station Willow Grove">Naval Air Station Willow Grove</a>, <a href="/wiki/Willow_Grove,_Pennsylvania" title="Willow Grove, Pennsylvania">Willow Grove, Pennsylvania</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>144427 – <a href="/wiki/Pima_Air_and_Space_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Pima Air and Space Museum">Pima Air and Space Museum</a> adjacent to <a href="/wiki/Davis-Monthan_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Davis-Monthan AFB">Davis-Monthan AFB</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tucson,_Arizona" title="Tucson, Arizona">Tucson, Arizona</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>145336 – <a href="/wiki/Planes_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Planes of Fame">Planes of Fame</a> at <a href="/wiki/Chino,_California" title="Chino, California">Chino</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>145347 – <a href="/wiki/National_Naval_Aviation_Museum" title="National Naval Aviation Museum">National Naval Aviation Museum</a> at <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Pensacola" title="Naval Air Station Pensacola">Naval Air Station Pensacola</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>145349 – <a href="/wiki/Pueblo_Weisbrod_Aircraft_Museum" title="Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum">Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pueblo,_Colorado" title="Pueblo, Colorado">Pueblo, Colorado</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>145397 – <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Engineering_Station_Lakehurst" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst">Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lakehurst,_New_Jersey" title="Lakehurst, New Jersey">Lakehurst, New Jersey</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>F8U-2 (F-8C)</dt></dl> <ul><li><span class="citation-needed-content" style="padding-left:0.1em; padding-right:0.1em; color:var(--color-subtle, #54595d); border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1);">145546 – <a href="/wiki/Edwards_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Edwards AFB">Edwards AFB</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>. After being transferred from the US Navy to NASA, it was used as a research aircraft (experimental aircraft).</span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>146973 – <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Kaneohe_Bay" title="Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay">Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>147034 – (nose section only) <a href="/wiki/USS_Hornet_(CV-12)" title="USS Hornet (CV-12)">USS Hornet Museum</a>, former <a href="/wiki/NAS_Alameda" class="mw-redirect" title="NAS Alameda">NAS Alameda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alameda,_California" title="Alameda, California">Alameda, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>F8U-2N (F-8D)</dt></dl> <ul><li>148693 – <a href="/wiki/Mid-America_Air_Museum" title="Mid-America Air Museum">Mid-America Air Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Liberal,_Kansas" title="Liberal, Kansas">Liberal, Kansas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><b>F8U-2NE (F-8E)</b> </p> <ul><li>149150 – NAS Oceana Aviation Heritage Park, <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Oceana" title="Naval Air Station Oceana">Naval Air Station Oceana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <p><br /> <b>F-8E(FN)</b> </p> <ul><li>151765 – under restoration to airworthiness by a private owner in <a href="/wiki/Fort_Myers,_Florida" title="Fort Myers, Florida">Fort Myers, Florida</a><sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>F8U-1P (RF-8G)</dt></dl> <ul><li>144617 – <a href="/wiki/Flying_Leatherneck_Aviation_Museum" title="Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum">Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum</a> at <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Miramar" title="Marine Corps Air Station Miramar">Marine Corps Air Station Miramar</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>144618 – Celebrity Row, <a href="/wiki/Davis-Monthan_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Davis-Monthan AFB">Davis-Monthan AFB</a> (North Side), <a href="/wiki/Tucson,_Arizona" title="Tucson, Arizona">Tucson, Arizona</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>145607 – <a href="/wiki/Castle_Air_Museum" title="Castle Air Museum">Castle Air Museum</a> (former <a href="/wiki/Castle_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Castle AFB">Castle AFB</a>), <a href="/wiki/Atwater,_California" title="Atwater, California">Atwater, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>145608 – (nose section only) <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Air_Museum" title="Pacific Coast Air Museum">Pacific Coast Air Museum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Santa_Rosa,_California" title="Santa Rosa, California">Santa Rosa, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>145609 – <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_Naval_Aviation" class="mw-redirect" title="National Museum of Naval Aviation">National Museum of Naval Aviation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Pensacola" title="Naval Air Station Pensacola">Naval Air Station Pensacola</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pensacola,_Florida" title="Pensacola, Florida">Pensacola, Florida</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>145645 – <a href="/wiki/USS_Alabama_(BB-60)" title="USS Alabama (BB-60)">USS Alabama</a> <a href="/wiki/Battleship_Memorial_Park" title="Battleship Memorial Park">Battleship Memorial Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mobile,_Alabama" title="Mobile, Alabama">Mobile, Alabama</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>146860 – <a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Institution" title="Smithsonian Institution">Smithsonian Institution</a>'s <a href="/wiki/National_Air_and_Space_Museum" title="National Air and Space Museum">National Air and Space Museum</a> Udvar-Hazy Center in <a href="/wiki/Chantilly,_Virginia" title="Chantilly, Virginia">Chantilly, Virginia</a>, adjacent to <a href="/wiki/Dulles_International_Airport" title="Dulles International Airport">Dulles International Airport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>146858 – in storage at <a href="/wiki/Flying_Leatherneck_Aviation_Museum" title="Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum">Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum</a> at <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Miramar" title="Marine Corps Air Station Miramar">Marine Corps Air Station Miramar</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><sup id="cite_ref-F8U_Crusader/150920_97-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-F8U_Crusader/150920-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>146882 – <a href="/wiki/Frontiers_of_Flight_Museum" title="Frontiers of Flight Museum">Frontiers of Flight Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, Texas">Dallas, Texas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>146898 – <a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth_Aviation_Museum" title="Fort Worth Aviation Museum">Fort Worth Aviation Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth,_Texas" title="Fort Worth, Texas">Fort Worth, Texas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>F-8H</dt></dl> <ul><li><span class="citation-needed-content" style="padding-left:0.1em; padding-right:0.1em; color:var(--color-subtle, #54595d); border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1);">147909 – NAD Soroptimist Park, <a href="/wiki/Kitsap_Lake" title="Kitsap Lake">Kitsap Lake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bremerton,_Washington" title="Bremerton, Washington">Bremerton, Washington</a>, about 1 mile away from Naval Hospital Bremerton. Aircraft is on loan from the <a href="/wiki/National_Naval_Aviation_Museum" title="National Naval Aviation Museum">National Naval Aviation Museum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pensacola,_Florida" title="Pensacola, Florida">Pensacola, Florida</a>. The wings are in a folded position.</span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>F-8J</dt></dl> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Air_Zoo_December_2019_006_(Vought_F-8J_Crusader).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Air_Zoo_December_2019_006_%28Vought_F-8J_Crusader%29.jpg/220px-Air_Zoo_December_2019_006_%28Vought_F-8J_Crusader%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Air_Zoo_December_2019_006_%28Vought_F-8J_Crusader%29.jpg/330px-Air_Zoo_December_2019_006_%28Vought_F-8J_Crusader%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Air_Zoo_December_2019_006_%28Vought_F-8J_Crusader%29.jpg/440px-Air_Zoo_December_2019_006_%28Vought_F-8J_Crusader%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>F-8J Crusader on display at the <a href="/wiki/Air_Zoo" title="Air Zoo">Air Zoo</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li>150904 – <a href="/wiki/Air_Zoo" title="Air Zoo">Air Zoo</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kalamazoo,_Michigan" title="Kalamazoo, Michigan">Kalamazoo, Michigan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>It is currently on display indoors, with its wings folded.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>150920 – <a href="/wiki/Flying_Leatherneck_Aviation_Museum" title="Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum">Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum</a> at <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Miramar" title="Marine Corps Air Station Miramar">Marine Corps Air Station Miramar</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><sup id="cite_ref-F8U_Crusader/150920_97-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-F8U_Crusader/150920-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>Initially commissioned as an F-8E, it was later converted to an F-8J.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>F8U-2 (F-8K)</dt></dl> <ul><li>145550 – <a href="/wiki/USS_Intrepid_(CV-11)" title="USS Intrepid (CV-11)">USS Intrepid Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="New York City, New York">New York City, New York</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>145592 - under restoration to airworthiness by a private owner in <a href="/wiki/Seattle,_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle, Washington">Seattle, Washington</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>After being operated by the U.S. Navy, the registration number was changed to NX19TB, with the X removed from the middle. It was then transferred to the Flying Heritage Collection at Arlington Municipal Airport in Arlington, Washington, although it is believed that the wings were still able to fold at that time. It is unknown what condition it is currently in.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>146931 – <a href="/wiki/Estrella_Warbirds_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Estrella Warbirds Museum">Estrella Warbirds Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Paso_Robles,_California" title="Paso Robles, California">Paso Robles, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>The operating mechanism of the wings remains.</li> <li>146939 – <a href="/wiki/Patriots_Point" title="Patriots Point">Patriots Point</a> Naval & Maritime Museum aboard ex-<a href="/wiki/USS_Yorktown_(CV-10)" title="USS Yorktown (CV-10)">USS Yorktown (CV-10)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mount_Pleasant,_South_Carolina" title="Mount Pleasant, South Carolina">Mount Pleasant, South Carolina</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="citation-needed-content" style="padding-left:0.1em; padding-right:0.1em; color:var(--color-subtle, #54595d); border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1);">146963 – <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Beaufort" title="Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort">Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a>. It was manufactured as an F-8F, but was converted into an F-8K and used until retirement. The state of preservation is such that leak prevention measures have been taken around the cockpit.</span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>146983 – <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Kaneohe_Bay" title="Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay">Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>146985 – <a href="/wiki/Valiant_Air_Command_Warbird_Museum" title="Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum">Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum</a> at <a href="/wiki/Space_Coast_Regional_Airport" title="Space Coast Regional Airport">Space Coast Regional Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Titusville,_Florida" title="Titusville, Florida">Titusville, Florida</a><sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>It is currently on display indoors, with its wings folded.</li> <li>146995 – <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Air_Museum" title="Pacific Coast Air Museum">Pacific Coast Air Museum</a>, adjacent to the <a href="/wiki/Sonoma_County_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Sonoma County Airport">Sonoma County Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Santa_Rosa,_California" title="Santa Rosa, California">Santa Rosa, California</a><sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>147030 – <a href="/wiki/USS_Midway_Museum" title="USS Midway Museum">USS Midway Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/San_Diego,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego, California">San Diego, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>F-8L</dt></dl> <ul><li>145449 – <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Fallon" title="Naval Air Station Fallon">Naval Air Station Fallon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fallon,_Nevada" title="Fallon, Nevada">Fallon, Nevada</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>145527 - under restoration to airworthiness by a private owner in <a href="/wiki/Seattle,_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle, Washington">Seattle, Washington</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>Originally operated as an F-8A, it was converted to an F-8L and used until retirement. Afterwards, it was given a new registration number N37TB and taken over by Thunderbird Airlines. In 2002, ownership changed to the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum and it was restored, but the wings are still folded.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>F8U Cockpit</dt></dl> <ul><li>145399 – Under restoration at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.moffettfieldmuseum.org/">Moffett Historical Museum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Moffett_Federal_Airfield" title="Moffett Federal Airfield">Moffett Federal Airfield, California</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Specifications_(F-8E)"><span id="Specifications_.28F-8E.29"></span>Specifications (F-8E)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_F-8_Crusader&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Specifications (F-8E)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vought_F-8E_Crusader_3-view_line_drawing.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Vought_F-8E_Crusader_3-view_line_drawing.svg/220px-Vought_F-8E_Crusader_3-view_line_drawing.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Vought_F-8E_Crusader_3-view_line_drawing.svg/330px-Vought_F-8E_Crusader_3-view_line_drawing.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Vought_F-8E_Crusader_3-view_line_drawing.svg/440px-Vought_F-8E_Crusader_3-view_line_drawing.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1594" data-file-height="1091" /></a><figcaption>3-side view of the F-8E.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sidewinder_1A%2B1C.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Sidewinder_1A%2B1C.jpg/220px-Sidewinder_1A%2B1C.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9a/Sidewinder_1A%2B1C.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="317" data-file-height="240" /></a><figcaption>Side-view of two Sidewinder AAMs mounted on the unique Y-pylon</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F-8D_armament_NAN9-63.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/F-8D_armament_NAN9-63.jpg/220px-F-8D_armament_NAN9-63.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/F-8D_armament_NAN9-63.jpg/330px-F-8D_armament_NAN9-63.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/F-8D_armament_NAN9-63.jpg/440px-F-8D_armament_NAN9-63.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="917" /></a><figcaption>Weapons loadout of an F-8 Crusader</figcaption></figure> <p style="font-size: 90%; margin:0;"><i>Data from</i> <i>The Great Book of Fighters</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-green_2001_109-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-green_2001-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Quest for Performance</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Combat Aircraft Since 1945</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Joseph F. Baugher</i><sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>General characteristics</b></span> </p><ul><li><b>Crew:</b> 1</li> <li><b>Length:</b> 55 ft 11.6 in (17.06 m) <sup id="cite_ref-NavairP3_115-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NavairP3-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Wingspan:</b> 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m) <sup id="cite_ref-NavairP3_115-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NavairP3-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Height:</b> 15 ft 9.1 in (4.80 m) <sup id="cite_ref-NavairP3_115-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NavairP3-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Wing area:</b> 375 sq ft (34.8 m<sup>2</sup>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Aspect_ratio_(aeronautics)" title="Aspect ratio (aeronautics)">Aspect ratio</a>:</b> 3.4</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Airfoil" title="Airfoil">Airfoil</a>:</b> <b>root:</b> <a href="/wiki/NACA_airfoil" title="NACA airfoil">NACA 65A006 mod</a>; <b>tip:</b> <a href="/wiki/NACA_airfoil" title="NACA airfoil">NACA 65A005 mod</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Zero-lift_drag_coefficient" title="Zero-lift drag coefficient">Zero-lift drag coefficient</a>:</b> C<sub>D</sub>0.0133</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Zero-lift_drag_coefficient" title="Zero-lift drag coefficient">Drag area:</a></b> 5.0 sq ft (0.46 m<sup>2</sup>)</li> <li><b>Empty weight:</b> 18,800 lb (8,528 kg) <sup id="cite_ref-NavairP3_115-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NavairP3-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Gross weight:</b> 29,000 lb (13,154 kg)</li> <li><b>Max takeoff weight:</b> 34,000 lb (15,422 kg)</li> <li><b>Fuel capacity:</b> 1,348 US gal (1,122.4 imp gal; 5,102.7 L)</li> <li><b>Powerplant:</b> 1 × <a href="/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney_J57-P-20A" class="mw-redirect" title="Pratt & Whitney J57-P-20A">Pratt & Whitney J57-P-20A</a> <a href="/wiki/Afterburning_turbojet" class="mw-redirect" title="Afterburning turbojet">afterburning turbojet</a> engine, 11,400 lbf (51 kN) thrust <sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> dry, 18,000 lbf (80 kN) with afterburner</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Performance</b></span> </p> <ul><li><b>Maximum speed:</b> 1,066 kn (1,227 mph, 1,974 km/h) at 36,000 ft (11,000 m)</li> <li><b>Maximum speed:</b> Mach 1.8</li> <li><b>Cruise speed:</b> 268 kn (308 mph, 496 km/h) <sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Stall speed:</b> 135 kn (155 mph, 250 km/h) <sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/V_speeds#VNE" title="V speeds">Never exceed speed</a>:</b> 775 kn (892 mph, 1,435 km/h) <sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Combat range:</b> 394 nmi (453 mi, 730 km)</li> <li><b>Ferry range:</b> 1,507 nmi (1,734 mi, 2,791 km) with external fuel</li> <li><b>Service ceiling:</b> 58,000 ft (18,000 m)</li> <li><b>Lift-to-drag:</b> 12.8</li> <li><b>Wing loading:</b> 77.3 lb/sq ft (377 kg/m<sup>2</sup>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Thrust-to-weight_ratio" title="Thrust-to-weight ratio">Thrust/weight</a>:</b> 0.62</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Armament</b></span><br /> </p> <ul><li><b>Guns:</b> 4× <a href="/wiki/20_mm_caliber" title="20 mm caliber">20 mm (0.79 in)</a> <a href="/wiki/Colt_Mk_12_cannon" title="Colt Mk 12 cannon">Colt Mk 12 cannons</a> in lower fuselage, 125 rpg</li> <li><b>Hardpoints:</b> 2× side fuselage mounted Y-pylons (for mounting AIM-9 Sidewinders and Zuni rockets) and 2× underwing pylon stations with a capacity of 4,000 lb (2,000 kg), with provisions to carry combinations of: <ul><li><b>Rockets:</b> 2× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× <a href="/wiki/Zuni_(rocket)" title="Zuni (rocket)">5 inch (127mm) Zuni rockets</a>)</li> <li><b>Missiles:</b> <br /> <ul><li>4× <a href="/wiki/AIM-9_Sidewinder" title="AIM-9 Sidewinder">AIM-9 Sidewinder</a> <i>or</i> <a href="/wiki/R550_Magic" class="mw-redirect" title="R550 Magic">Matra Magic</a> (French Navy only) air-to-air missiles</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/AGM-12_Bullpup" title="AGM-12 Bullpup">AGM-12 Bullpup</a> air-to-surface missiles</li></ul></li> <li><b>Bombs:</b> <br /> <ul><li>8× 250 lb (113 kg) <a href="/wiki/Mark_81_bomb" title="Mark 81 bomb">Mark 81 bombs</a> <i>or</i></li> <li>8× 500 lb (227 kg) <a href="/wiki/Mark_82_bomb" title="Mark 82 bomb">Mark 82 bombs</a> <i>or</i></li> <li>2× 1,000 lb (454 kg) <a href="/wiki/Mark_83_bomb" title="Mark 83 bomb">Mark 83 bombs</a> <i>or</i></li> <li>2× 2,000 lb (907 kg) <a href="/wiki/Mark_84_bomb" title="Mark 84 bomb">Mark 84 bombs</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Avionics</b></span><br /> <a href="/wiki/Magnavox" title="Magnavox">Magnavox</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_radars#AN/APQ_Series" title="List of radars">AN/APQ-84 <i>or</i> AN/APQ-94</a> <a href="/wiki/Fire-control_radar" title="Fire-control radar">Fire-control radar</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span 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title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">LTV A-7 Corsair II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF8U-3_Crusader_III" title="Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III">Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_YA-7F" title="Vought YA-7F">Vought YA-7F</a></li></ul> <p><b>Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-11_Tiger" title="Grumman F-11 Tiger">Grumman F-11 Tiger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-100_Super_Sabre" title="North American F-100 Super Sabre">North American F-100 Super Sabre</a></li></ul> <p> <b>Related lists</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_fighter_aircraft" title="List of fighter aircraft">List of fighter aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="List of military aircraft of the United States">List of military aircraft of the United States</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span 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href="http://www.starhop.com/education-and-exploration/exhibits.aspx#jet">"XF8U Crusader/140448."</a> <i>McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center.</i> Retrieved: 26 October 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-81"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-81">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.uss-hornet.org/exhibits/aircraft/jet/">"F8U Crusader/143703."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121029233132/http://www.uss-hornet.org/exhibits/aircraft/jet/">Archived</a> 2012-10-29 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>USS Hornet Museum.</i> Retrieved: 26 October 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-82"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-82">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.warbirdregistry.org/jetregistry/f8-143755.html">"F8U Crusader/143755."</a> <i>Warbird Registry.</i> Retrieved: 26 October 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-83"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-83">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://wingsoffreedommuseum.org/index.php/our-aircraft/17-aircraft/aircraft-fixed-wing/15-aircraft-f8u-1-crusader">"F8U Crusader/143806."</a> <i>Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum.</i> Retrieved: 22 January 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-84"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-84">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pimaair.org/aircraft-by-name/item/vought-ltv-df-8f-crusader">"F8U Crusader/144427."</a> <i>Pima Air and Space Museum.</i> Retrieved: 23 June 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-85"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-85">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://planesoffame.org/index.php?page=81&itemsperpage=All">"F8U Crusader/145336."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170806222534/http://planesoffame.org/index.php?page=81&itemsperpage=All">Archived</a> 2017-08-06 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>Planes of Fame.</i> Retrieved: 07 October 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-86"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-86">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/aircraft-exhibits/item/?item=f-8_crusader">"F8U Crusader/145347."</a> <i>National Naval Aviation Museum.</i> Retrieved: 22 January 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-87"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-87">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pwam.org/aircraftdisplay1.html">"F8U Crusader/145349."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161225043629/http://www.pwam.org/aircraftdisplay1.html">Archived</a> 2016-12-25 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum.</i> Retrieved: 23 June 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-88"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-88">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.uss-hornet.org/exhibits/aircraft/jet/clementine.shtml">"F8U Crusader/147034."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150623164712/http://www.uss-hornet.org/exhibits/aircraft/jet/clementine.shtml">Archived</a> 2015-06-23 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>USS Hornet Museum.</i> Retrieved: 23 June 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-89"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-89">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kansastravel.org/airmuseum.htm">"F8U Crusader/148693."</a> <i>Mid America Air Museum.</i> Retrieved: 23 June 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-90"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-90">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3512Z">"FAA Registry: N3512Z"</a> <i>faa.gov.</i> Retrieved: 27 July 2021.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-91"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-91">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://flyingleathernecks.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Aircraft_Listing.pdf">"F8U Crusader/144617"</a> <i>Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum and Historical Foundation.</i> Retrieved: 22 January 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-92"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-92">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.castleairmuseum.org/ondisplay/">"F8U Crusader/145607."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140707221836/http://www.castleairmuseum.org/ondisplay">Archived</a> 2014-07-07 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>Castle Air Museum.</i> Retrieved: 23 June 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-93"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-93">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pacificcoastairmuseum.org/aircraft/RF8CrusaderCockpit.asp">"F8U Crusader/145608."</a> <i>Pacific Coast Air Museum.</i> Retrieved: 23 June 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-94"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-94">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/aircraft-exhibits/item/?item=rf-8_crusader">"F8U Crusader/145609."</a> <i>National Naval Aviation Museum.</i> Retrieved: 23 June 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-95"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-95">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ussalabama.com/uss-aircraft-collection/">"F8U Crusader/145645."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151218083627/http://www.ussalabama.com/uss-aircraft-collection/">Archived</a> 2015-12-18 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>USS Battleship Alabama Memorial Park.</i> Retrieved: 23 June 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-96"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-96">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A19870074000">"F8U Crusader/146860."</a> <i>NASM.</i> Retrieved: 26 October 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-F8U_Crusader/150920-97"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-F8U_Crusader/150920_97-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-F8U_Crusader/150920_97-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://flyingleathernecks.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Aircraft_Listing.pdf">"F8U Crusader/150920"</a> <i>Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum and Historical Foundation.</i> Retrieved: 22 January 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-98"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-98">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.flightmuseum.com/exhibits/aircraft-3/chance-vought-rf-8g-crusader/">"F8U Crusader/146882."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131017011419/http://www.flightmuseum.com/exhibits/aircraft-3/chance-vought-rf-8g-crusader/">Archived</a> 2013-10-17 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>Frontiers of Flight Museum.</i> Retrieved: 26 October 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-99"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-99">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://vmapaircraft.weebly.com/rf-8-crusader.html">"F8U Crusader/146898."</a> <i>Fort Worth Aviation Museum.</i> Retrieved: 22 January 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-100"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-100">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.airzoo.org/page.php?page_id=199">"F8U Crusader/150904."</a> <i>Air Zoo.</i> Retrieved: 26 October 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-101"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-101">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/AircraftCollection.aspx">"F8U Crusader/145550."</a> <i>USS Intrepid Museum</i>. Retrieved: 22 January 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-102"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-102">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=19TB">"FAA Registry: N19TB</a> <i>faa.gov</i> Retrieved: 27 July 2021.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-103"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-103">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ewarbirds.org/f8.html">"F8U Crusader/146931."</a> <i>Estrella Warbirds Museum.</i> Retrieved: 20 April 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-104"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-104">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore_museum/aircraft/">"F8U Crusader/146939."</a> <i>Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum.</i> Retrieved: 26 October 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-105"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-105">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vacwarbirds.net/about/airplane-gallery/">"F8U Crusader/146985."</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150113174409/http://www.vacwarbirds.net/about/airplane-gallery/">Archived</a> 2015-01-13 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum.</i> Retrieved: 22 January 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-106"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-106">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pacificcoastairmuseum.org/aircraft/F8UCrusader.asp">"F8U Crusader/146995."</a> <i>Pacific Coast Air Museum.</i> Retrieved: 1 May 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-107"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-107">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.midway.org/Aircraft-Museum">"F8U Crusader/147030."</a> <i>USS Midway Museum.</i> Retrieved: 26 October 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-108"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-108">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=37TB">"FAA Registry: N37TB</a> <i>faa.gov</i> Retrieved: 27 July 2021.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-green_2001-109"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-green_2001_109-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. <i>The Great Book of Fighters</i>. St. Paul, Minnesota: MBI Publishing. 2001. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7603-1194-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-7603-1194-3">0-7603-1194-3</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-110"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-110">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Loftin, L.K. Jr. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hq.nasa.gov/pao/History/SP-468/cover.htm">"Quest for Performance: The Evolution of Modern Aircraft, NASA SP-468."</a> <i>NASA</i>. Retrieved: 22 April 2006.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-111"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-111">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wilson 2000, p. 141.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-112"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-112">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBaugher" class="citation web cs1">Baugher, Joe. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_fighters/f8_7.html">"Vought F8U-2NE (F-8E) Crusader"</a>. <i>joebaugher.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Aircraft">Vought-Sikorsky</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ling-Temco-Vought" title="Ling-Temco-Vought">LTV Aerospace</a> aircraft</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Manufacturer<br />designations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_VE-7" title="Vought VE-7">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_VE-7" title="Vought VE-7">8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_VE-7" title="Vought VE-7">9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_VE-10" title="Vought VE-10">10</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_VE-11&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought VE-11 (page does not exist)">11</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_VE-14&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought VE-14 (page does not exist)">14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_VE-10" title="Vought VE-10">15</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_VE-17&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought VE-17 (page does not exist)">17</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_VE-18&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought VE-18 (page does not exist)">18</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_VE-19&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought VE-19 (page does not exist)">19</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_VE-22&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought VE-22 (page does not exist)">22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_VS-44" title="Sikorsky VS-44">44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_Corsair_Junior" title="Vought Corsair Junior">100 (I)</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">100 (II)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF3U" title="Vought XF3U">131</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_SBU_Corsair" title="Vought SBU Corsair">134</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">135</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">136</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">137</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_SBU_Corsair" title="Vought SBU Corsair">138</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-139&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-139 (page does not exist)">139</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-140&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-140 (page does not exist)">140</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_V-141" title="Vought V-141">141</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_SBU_Corsair" title="Vought SBU Corsair">142</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_V-141" title="Vought V-141">143</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XFT" title="Northrop XFT">150</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_SB2U_Vindicator" title="Vought SB2U Vindicator">156</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_V-173" title="Vought V-173">162</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">166</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_SB2U_Vindicator" title="Vought SB2U Vindicator">167</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_TBY_Sea_Wolf" title="Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf">169</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_V-173" title="Vought V-173">173</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_TBY_Sea_Wolf" title="Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf">174</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought-Sikorsky_VS-300" title="Vought-Sikorsky VS-300">300</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought-Sikorsky_VS-302&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought-Sikorsky VS-302 (page does not exist)">302</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher" title="Vought OS2U Kingfisher">310</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF5U" title="Vought XF5U">315</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_R-4" title="Sikorsky R-4">316</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_R-6" title="Sikorsky R-6">B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_V-326" title="Vought V-326">326</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_R-6" title="Sikorsky R-6">327</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF5U" title="Vought XF5U">335</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goodyear_F2G_Corsair" title="Goodyear F2G Corsair">336</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">337</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-338&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-338 (page does not exist)">338</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-338&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-338 (page does not exist)">339</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F6U_Pirate" title="Vought F6U Pirate">340</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF5U" title="Vought XF5U">341</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">342</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-343&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-343 (page does not exist)">343</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-344&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-344 (page does not exist)">344</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-345&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-345 (page does not exist)">345</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">346</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-347&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-347 (page does not exist)">347</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-348&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-348 (page does not exist)">348</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-349&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-349 (page does not exist)">349</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-350&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-350 (page does not exist)">350</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">351</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF5U" title="Vought XF5U">352</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=P/A-VI_(missile)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="P/A-VI (missile) (page does not exist)">353</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">354</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=P/A-XIV_(missile)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="P/A-XIV (missile) (page does not exist)">355</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-356&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-356 (page does not exist)">356</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-8_Regulus" title="SSM-N-8 Regulus">357</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-358&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-358 (page does not exist)">358</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F6U_Pirate" title="Vought F6U Pirate">359</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-360&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-360 (page does not exist)">360</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">361</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-362&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-362 (page does not exist)">362</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-363&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-363 (page does not exist)">363</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-364&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-364 (page does not exist)">364</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">365</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">366</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-367&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-367 (page does not exist)">367</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XS2U" title="Vought XS2U">368</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-369&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-369 (page does not exist)">369</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-8_Regulus" title="SSM-N-8 Regulus">370</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-371&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-371 (page does not exist)">371</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">372</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-373&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-373 (page does not exist)">373</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">374</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-375&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-375 (page does not exist)">375</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">376</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">377</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-378&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-378 (page does not exist)">378</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-9_Regulus_II" title="SSM-N-9 Regulus II">379</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">380</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-381&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-381 (page does not exist)">381</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-382&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-382 (page does not exist)">382</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">383</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">384</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-8_Regulus" title="SSM-N-8 Regulus">385</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-386&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-386 (page does not exist)">386</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-387&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-387 (page does not exist)">387</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">388</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">389</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">390</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-391&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-391 (page does not exist)">391</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">392</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">393</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">394</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">395</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">396</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-9_Regulus_II" title="SSM-N-9 Regulus II">397</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-9_Regulus_II" title="SSM-N-9 Regulus II">398</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">399</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">400</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF8U-3_Crusader_III" title="Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III">401</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF8U-3_Crusader_III" title="Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III">402</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XSO2U" title="Vought XSO2U">403</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-404&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-404 (page does not exist)">404</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-9_Regulus_II" title="SSM-N-9 Regulus II">405</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-406&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-406 (page does not exist)">406</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-9_Regulus_II" title="SSM-N-9 Regulus II">407</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">408</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-409&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-409 (page does not exist)">409</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">410</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">411</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-8_Regulus" title="SSM-N-8 Regulus">412</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">413</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-8_Regulus" title="SSM-N-8 Regulus">414</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-415&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-415 (page does not exist)">415</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-416&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-416 (page does not exist)">416</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-417&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-417 (page does not exist)">417</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF8U-3_Crusader_III" title="Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III">418</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF8U-3_Crusader_III" title="Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III">419</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-420&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-420 (page does not exist)">420</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-421&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-421 (page does not exist)">421</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supersonic_Low_Altitude_Missile" title="Supersonic Low Altitude Missile">422</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-423&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-423 (page does not exist)">423</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-424&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-424 (page does not exist)">424</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-425&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-425 (page does not exist)">425</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-426&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-426 (page does not exist)">426</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGR-3_Little_John" title="MGR-3 Little John">427</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-428&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-428 (page does not exist)">428</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-429&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-429 (page does not exist)">429</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-430&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-430 (page does not exist)">430</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-431&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-431 (page does not exist)">431</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RM-90_Blue_Scout_II" title="RM-90 Blue Scout II">432</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-433&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-433 (page does not exist)">433</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-434&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-434 (page does not exist)">434</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RM-90_Blue_Scout_II" title="RM-90 Blue Scout II">435</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-436&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-436 (page does not exist)">436</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-437&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-437 (page does not exist)">437</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_XF-108_Rapier" title="North American XF-108 Rapier">438</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-439&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-439 (page does not exist)">439</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-440&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-440 (page does not exist)">440</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-441&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-441 (page does not exist)">441</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-442&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-442 (page does not exist)">442</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-444&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-444 (page does not exist)">444</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-445&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-445 (page does not exist)">445</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-446&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-446 (page does not exist)">446</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_XC-142" title="LTV XC-142">447</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-448&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-448 (page does not exist)">448</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">449</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-450&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-450 (page does not exist)">450</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-451&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-451 (page does not exist)">451</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-452&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-452 (page does not exist)">452</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-453&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-453 (page does not exist)">453</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">454</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">455</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">456</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-457&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-457 (page does not exist)">457</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-458&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-458 (page does not exist)">458</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-460&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-460 (page does not exist)">460</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">461</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-462&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-462 (page does not exist)">462</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">463</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_XC-142" title="LTV XC-142">464</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-465&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-465 (page does not exist)">465</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">466</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-467&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-467 (page does not exist)">467</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-468&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-468 (page does not exist)">468</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-469&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-469 (page does not exist)">469</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-470&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-470 (page does not exist)">470</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-471&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-471 (page does not exist)">471</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-472&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-472 (page does not exist)">472</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-473&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-473 (page does not exist)">473</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">474</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-475&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-475 (page does not exist)">475</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-476&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-476 (page does not exist)">476</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-477&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-477 (page does not exist)">477</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-478&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-478 (page does not exist)">478</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-5_Galaxy" title="Lockheed C-5 Galaxy">479</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_ADAM&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought ADAM (page does not exist)">480</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-481&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-481 (page does not exist)">481</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_ADAM&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought ADAM (page does not exist)">482</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-483&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-483 (page does not exist)">483</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-484&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-484 (page does not exist)">484</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_ADAM&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought ADAM (page does not exist)">485</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-486&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-486 (page does not exist)">486</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">487</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-500&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-500 (page does not exist)">500</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-501&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-501 (page does not exist)">501</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-502&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-502 (page does not exist)">502</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_XC-142" title="LTV XC-142">503</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">504</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_Model_507&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought Model 507 (page does not exist)">505</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-506&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-506 (page does not exist)">506</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_Model_507&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought Model 507 (page does not exist)">507</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">508</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">509</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">510</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">511</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">512</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-513&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-513 (page does not exist)">513</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">514</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">515</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-516&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-516 (page does not exist)">516</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=LTV_V-517&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LTV V-517 (page does not exist)">517</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-518&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-518 (page does not exist)">518</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">519</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=LTV_V-517&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LTV V-517 (page does not exist)">520</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-521&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-521 (page does not exist)">521</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dassault_Falcon_20" title="Dassault Falcon 20">522</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-1100&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-1100 (page does not exist)">523</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=LTV_V-524&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LTV V-524 (page does not exist)">524</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=LTV_BGM-110&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LTV BGM-110 (page does not exist)">525</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-526&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-526 (page does not exist)">526</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-527&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-527 (page does not exist)">527</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">528</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">529</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=LTV_V-530&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LTV V-530 (page does not exist)">530</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">531</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-532&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-532 (page does not exist)">532</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_Eaglet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought Eaglet (page does not exist)">533</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=LTV_V-530&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LTV V-530 (page does not exist)">534</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">535</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-536&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-536 (page does not exist)">536</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-537&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-537 (page does not exist)">537</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_Eaglet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought Eaglet (page does not exist)">538</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_Eaglet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought Eaglet (page does not exist)">539</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-540&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-540 (page does not exist)">540</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_Eaglet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought Eaglet (page does not exist)">541</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-550&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-550 (page does not exist)">550</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-585&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-585 (page does not exist)">585</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-600&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-600 (page does not exist)">600</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21">601</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1000</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_Super_V-1000&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought Super V-1000 (page does not exist)">Super</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-1100&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-1100 (page does not exist)">1100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_Model_1600" title="Vought Model 1600">1600</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_Model_1600" title="Vought Model 1600">1601</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_Model_1600" title="Vought Model 1600">1602</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-2000&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-2000 (page does not exist)">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-3010&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-3010 (page does not exist)">3010</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By role</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fighters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_VE-7" title="Vought VE-7">VE-7/VE-8/VE-9</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_VE-11&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought VE-11 (page does not exist)">VE-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_V-141" title="Vought V-141">V-141</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_V-141" title="Vought V-141">V-143</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_FU" title="Vought FU">FU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF2U" title="Vought XF2U">XF2U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF3U" title="Vought XF3U">XF3U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">F4U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF5U" title="Vought XF5U">XF5U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F6U_Pirate" title="Vought F6U Pirate">F6U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">F7U</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">F8U/F-8</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF8U-3_Crusader_III" title="Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III">XF8U-3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_Model_507&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought Model 507 (page does not exist)">V-505/V-507</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-526&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-526 (page does not exist)">V-526</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_Model_1600" title="Vought Model 1600">V-1600</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_Model_X-100&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought Model X-100 (page does not exist)">X-100</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Scout / Attack</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_FU" title="Vought FU">UO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">O2U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">O3U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O4U_Corsair" title="Vought O4U Corsair">O4U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O5U" title="Vought O5U">O5U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher" title="Vought OS2U Kingfisher">OS2U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XSO2U" title="Vought XSO2U">XSO2U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">SU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_SBU_Corsair" title="Vought SBU Corsair">SBU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_SB2U_Vindicator" title="Vought SB2U Vindicator">SB2U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XSB3U" title="Vought XSB3U">XSB3U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_TBY_Sea_Wolf" title="Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf">XTBU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">AU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">A2U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">A-7</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_YA-7F" title="Vought YA-7F">F</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Experimental</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LTV_L450F" title="LTV L450F">L450F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_V-173" title="Vought V-173">V-173</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_V-326" title="Vought V-326">V-326</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_XC-142" title="LTV XC-142">XC-142</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_XQM-93" title="LTV XQM-93">XQM-93</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Unbuilt</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XS2U" title="Vought XS2U">XS2U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XS2U" title="Vought XS2U">XWU</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_VE-10" title="Vought VE-10">VE-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_Corsair_Junior" title="Vought Corsair Junior">V-100</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By name</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Corsair</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">O2U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_SBU_Corsair" title="Vought SBU Corsair">SBU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_Corsair_Junior" title="Vought Corsair Junior">Corsair Junior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">F4U/AU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">A-7 (II)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_VE-7" title="Vought VE-7">Bluebird</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Crusader (I/II)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF8U-3_Crusader_III" title="Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III">Crusader III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">Cutlass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF5U" title="Vought XF5U">Flying Flapjack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher" title="Vought OS2U Kingfisher">Kingfisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F6U_Pirate" title="Vought F6U Pirate">Pirate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_TBY_Sea_Wolf" title="Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf">Sea Wolf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_SB2U_Vindicator" title="Vought SB2U Vindicator">Vindicator</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output 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title="Brewster Aeronautical Corporation">Brewster</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Aviation_XFA" title="General Aviation XFA">FA</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">FA</span><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brewster_F2A_Buffalo" title="Brewster F2A Buffalo">F2A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">F3A</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Boeing" title="Boeing">Boeing</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_Model_15" title="Boeing Model 15">FB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_F2B" title="Boeing F2B">F2B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_F3B" title="Boeing F3B">F3B</a></li> <li><a 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TS">F4C</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">F5C</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_F6C_Hawk" title="Curtiss F6C Hawk">F6C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_F7C_Seahawk" title="Curtiss F7C Seahawk">F7C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">F8C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_F9C_Sparrowhawk" title="Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk">F9C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">F10C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_F11C_Goshawk" title="Curtiss F11C Goshawk">F11C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SBC_Helldiver" title="Curtiss SBC Helldiver">F12C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XF13C" title="Curtiss XF13C">F13C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XF14C" title="Curtiss XF14C">F14C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XF15C" title="Curtiss XF15C">F15C</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Aircraft_Company" title="Douglas Aircraft Company">Douglas</a><br /><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Aircraft_Corporation" title="McDonnell Aircraft Corporation">McDonnell</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XFD" title="Douglas XFD">FD</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">F2D</span><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_F3D_Skyknight" title="Douglas F3D Skyknight">F3D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_F4D_Skyray" title="Douglas F4D Skyray">F4D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_F5D_Skylancer" title="Douglas F5D Skylancer">F5D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_F6D_Missileer" title="Douglas F6D Missileer">F6D</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_FH_Phantom" title="McDonnell FH Phantom">FD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F2H_Banshee" title="McDonnell F2H Banshee">F2D</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Grumman" title="Grumman">Grumman</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_FF" title="Grumman FF">FF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F2F" title="Grumman F2F">F2F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F3F" title="Grumman F3F">F3F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F4F_Wildcat" title="Grumman F4F Wildcat">F4F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_XF5F_Skyrocket" title="Grumman XF5F Skyrocket">F5F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F6F_Hellcat" title="Grumman F6F Hellcat">F6F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F7F_Tigercat" title="Grumman F7F Tigercat">F7F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F8F_Bearcat" title="Grumman F8F Bearcat">F8F</a></li> <li>F9F <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F9F_Panther" title="Grumman F9F Panther">-1 to -5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-9_Cougar" title="Grumman F-9 Cougar">-6 to -8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-11_Tiger" title="Grumman F-11 Tiger">-9</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_XF10F_Jaguar" title="Grumman XF10F Jaguar">F10F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-11_Tiger" title="Grumman F-11 Tiger">F11F</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F11F-1F_Super_Tiger" title="Grumman F11F-1F Super Tiger">-1F/2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F11F-1F_Super_Tiger" title="Grumman F11F-1F Super Tiger">F12F (I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_G-118" title="Grumman G-118">F12F (II)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Eberhart_Steel_Products_Company" title="Eberhart Steel Products Company">Eberhart</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Goodyear_Aerospace" title="Goodyear Aerospace">Goodyear</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eberhart_XFG" title="Eberhart XFG">FG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eberhart_XFG" title="Eberhart XFG">F2G</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">FG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goodyear_F2G_Corsair" title="Goodyear F2G Corsair">F2G</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hall_Aluminum_Aircraft_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hall Aluminum Aircraft Corporation (page does not exist)">Hall</a><br /><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Aircraft_Corporation" title="McDonnell Aircraft Corporation">McDonnell</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hall_XFH" title="Hall XFH">FH</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_FH_Phantom" title="McDonnell FH Phantom">FH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F2H_Banshee" title="McDonnell F2H Banshee">F2H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F3H_Demon" title="McDonnell F3H Demon">F3H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">F4H</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Berliner-Joyce" title="Berliner-Joyce">Berliner-Joyce</a><br /><a href="/wiki/North_American_Aviation" title="North American Aviation">North American</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Berliner-Joyce_XFJ" title="Berliner-Joyce XFJ">FJ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berliner-Joyce_XF2J" title="Berliner-Joyce XF2J">F2J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berliner-Joyce_XF3J" title="Berliner-Joyce XF3J">F3J</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_FJ_Fury" title="North American FJ Fury">FJ</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_FJ-1_Fury" title="North American FJ-1 Fury">-1</a></li> <li><a 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navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XFT" title="Northrop XFT">FT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow" title="Northrop P-61 Black Widow">F2T</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Vought" title="Vought">Vought</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_FU" title="Vought FU">FU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF2U" title="Vought XF2U">F2U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF3U" title="Vought XF3U">F3U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">F4U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF5U" title="Vought XF5U">F5U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F6U_Pirate" title="Vought F6U Pirate">F6U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">F7U</a></li> <li><a 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designations 1924–1962, and <a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_Tri-Service_aircraft_designation_system" title="1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system">Tri-Service</a> post-1962 systems</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1924 sequences<br />(1924–1962)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pursuit (1924–1948)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">P-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">P-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">P-3</a></li> <li>P-4<sup><small>3</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">Curtiss P-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-4" title="Boeing XP-4">Boeing P-4</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">P-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-7" title="Boeing XP-7">P-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-8" title="Boeing XP-8">P-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-9" title="Boeing XP-9">P-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-10" title="Curtiss XP-10">P-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-12" title="Boeing P-12">P-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas-Morse_XP-13_Viper" title="Thomas-Morse XP-13 Viper">P-13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas-Morse_XP-13_Viper" title="Thomas-Morse XP-13 Viper">P-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-15" title="Boeing XP-15">P-15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berliner-Joyce_P-16" title="Berliner-Joyce P-16">P-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-18" title="Curtiss XP-18">P-18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-19" title="Curtiss XP-19">P-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_YP-20" title="Curtiss YP-20">P-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-22_Hawk" title="Curtiss XP-22 Hawk">P-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_YP-24" title="Lockheed YP-24">P-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-26_Peashooter" title="Boeing P-26 Peashooter">P-26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-29" title="Boeing P-29">P-29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-31_Swift" title="Curtiss XP-31 Swift">P-31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-29" title="Boeing P-29">P-32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wedell-Williams_XP-34" title="Wedell-Williams XP-34">P-34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seversky_P-35" title="Seversky P-35">P-35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-36_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-36 Hawk">P-36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_YP-37" title="Curtiss YP-37">P-37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">P-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">P-39</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-76" title="Bell P-76">P-39E</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk" title="Curtiss P-40 Warhawk">P-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seversky_XP-41" title="Seversky XP-41">P-41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-42" title="Curtiss XP-42">P-42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-43_Lancer" title="Republic P-43 Lancer">P-43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-43_Lancer" title="Republic P-43 Lancer">P-44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">P-45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-46" title="Curtiss XP-46">P-46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt" title="Republic P-47 Thunderbolt">P-47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XP-48" title="Douglas XP-48">P-48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XP-49" title="Lockheed XP-49">P-49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_XP-50" title="Grumman XP-50">P-50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">P-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-52" title="Bell XP-52">P-52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-60" title="Curtiss P-60">P-53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_XP-54" title="Vultee XP-54">P-54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XP-55_Ascender" title="Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender">P-55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XP-56_Black_Bullet" title="Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet">P-56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tucker_XP-57" title="Tucker XP-57">P-57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XP-58_Chain_Lightning" title="Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning">P-58</a></li> <li>P-59<sup><small>3</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-52" title="Bell XP-52">XP-59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-59_Airacomet" title="Bell P-59 Airacomet">P-59</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-60" title="Curtiss P-60">P-60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow" title="Northrop P-61 Black Widow">P-61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-62" title="Curtiss XP-62">P-62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-63_Kingcobra" title="Bell P-63 Kingcobra">P-63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-64" title="North American P-64">P-64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_XP-50" title="Grumman XP-50">P-65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_P-66_Vanguard" title="Vultee P-66 Vanguard">P-66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XP-67" title="McDonnell XP-67">P-67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_XP-68_Tornado" title="Vultee XP-68 Tornado">P-68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XP-69" title="Republic XP-69">P-69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">P-70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-71" title="Curtiss XP-71">P-71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XP-72" title="Republic XP-72">P-72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hughes_D-2" title="Hughes D-2">P-73</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">P-74</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fisher_P-75_Eagle" title="Fisher P-75 Eagle">P-75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-76" title="Bell P-76">P-76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-77" title="Bell XP-77">P-77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">P-78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XP-79" title="Northrop XP-79">P-79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-80_Shooting_Star" title="Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star">P-80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_Vultee_XP-81" title="Consolidated Vultee XP-81">P-81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang" title="North American F-82 Twin Mustang">P-82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-83" title="Bell XP-83">P-83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84_Thunderjet" title="Republic F-84 Thunderjet">P-84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XF-85_Goblin" title="McDonnell XF-85 Goblin">P-85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre" title="North American F-86 Sabre">P-86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XF-87_Blackhawk" title="Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk">P-87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XF-88_Voodoo" title="McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo">P-88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">P-89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XF-90" title="Lockheed XF-90">P-90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-91_Thunderceptor" title="Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor">P-91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_XF-92" title="Convair XF-92">P-92</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fighter (1948–1962)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">F-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">F-39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk" title="Curtiss P-40 Warhawk">F-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt" title="Republic P-47 Thunderbolt">F-47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">F-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-59_Airacomet" title="Bell P-59 Airacomet">F-59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow" title="Northrop P-61 Black Widow">F-61</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-15_Reporter" title="Northrop F-15 Reporter">RF-61C</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-63_Kingcobra" title="Bell P-63 Kingcobra">F-63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-80_Shooting_Star" title="Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star">F-80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_Vultee_XP-81" title="Consolidated Vultee XP-81">F-81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang" title="North American F-82 Twin Mustang">F-82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-83" title="Bell XP-83">F-83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84_Thunderjet" title="Republic F-84 Thunderjet">F-84</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84F_Thunderstreak" title="Republic F-84F Thunderstreak">F-84F/J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-84H_Thunderscreech" title="Republic XF-84H Thunderscreech">F-84H</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XF-85_Goblin" title="McDonnell XF-85 Goblin">F-85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre" title="North American F-86 Sabre">F-86</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_YF-93" title="North American YF-93">F-86C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86D_Sabre" title="North American F-86D Sabre">F-86D/G/K/L</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XF-87_Blackhawk" title="Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk">F-87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XF-88_Voodoo" title="McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo">F-88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">F-89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XF-90" title="Lockheed XF-90">F-90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-91_Thunderceptor" title="Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor">F-91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_XF-92" title="Convair XF-92">F-92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_YF-93" title="North American YF-93">F-93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-94_Starfire" title="Lockheed F-94 Starfire">F-94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86D_Sabre" title="North American F-86D Sabre">F-95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84F_Thunderstreak" title="Republic F-84F Thunderstreak">F-96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-94_Starfire" title="Lockheed F-94 Starfire">F-97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-4_Falcon" title="AIM-4 Falcon">F-98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CIM-10_Bomarc" title="CIM-10 Bomarc">F-99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-100_Super_Sabre" title="North American F-100 Super Sabre">F-100</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-107" title="North American F-107">F-100B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F-101_Voodoo" title="McDonnell F-101 Voodoo">F-101</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F-102_Delta_Dagger" title="Convair F-102 Delta Dagger">F-102</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F-106_Delta_Dart" title="Convair F-106 Delta Dart">F-102B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-103" title="Republic XF-103">F-103</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-104_Starfighter" title="Lockheed F-104 Starfighter">F-104</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XF-104_Starfighter" title="Lockheed XF-104 Starfighter">XF-104</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aeritalia_F-104S_Starfighter" title="Aeritalia F-104S Starfighter">F-104S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_NF-104A" title="Lockheed NF-104A">NF-104A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-105_Thunderchief" title="Republic F-105 Thunderchief">F-105</a></li> <li>F-106<sup><small>3</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-84H_Thunderscreech" title="Republic XF-84H Thunderscreech">XF-106</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F-106_Delta_Dart" title="Convair F-106 Delta Dart">F-106</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-107" title="North American F-107">F-107</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_XF-108_Rapier" title="North American XF-108 Rapier">F-108</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_D-188A" title="Bell D-188A">F-109</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">F-110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111_Aardvark" title="General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark">F-111</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics%E2%80%93Grumman_F-111B" title="General Dynamics–Grumman F-111B">F-111B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111C" title="General Dynamics F-111C">F-111C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111K" title="General Dynamics F-111K">F-111K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics%E2%80%93Boeing_AFTI/F-111A_Aardvark" title="General Dynamics–Boeing AFTI/F-111A Aardvark">AFTI/F-111A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics%E2%80%93Grumman_EF-111A_Raven" title="General Dynamics–Grumman EF-111A Raven">EF-111A</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pursuit, biplace</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Berliner-Joyce_P-16" title="Berliner-Joyce P-16">PB-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">PB-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XFM-2" title="Lockheed XFM-2">PB-3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fighter, multiplace</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bell_YFM-1_Airacuda" title="Bell YFM-1 Airacuda">FM-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XFM-2" title="Lockheed XFM-2">FM-2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-sequential</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_SBD_Dauntless" title="Douglas SBD Dauntless">F-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">P-322</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">P-400</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tri-service sequence<br />(1962–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Main sequence</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>F-1 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_FJ-2/-3_Fury" title="North American FJ-2/-3 Fury">F-1C/D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_FJ-4_Fury" title="North American FJ-4 Fury">F-1E/F</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F2H_Banshee" title="McDonnell F2H Banshee">F-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F3H_Demon" title="McDonnell F3H Demon">F-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">F-4</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_Phantom_in_UK_service" title="McDonnell Douglas Phantom in UK service">F-4K/M</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">F-5</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-20_Tigershark" title="Northrop F-20 Tigershark">G</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_F4D_Skyray" title="Douglas F4D Skyray">F-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F2Y_Sea_Dart" title="Convair F2Y Sea Dart">F-7</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">F-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F9F_Panther" title="Grumman F9F Panther">F-9</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-9_Cougar" title="Grumman F-9 Cougar">F-9F–J</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_F3D_Skyknight" title="Douglas F3D Skyknight">F-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-11_Tiger" title="Grumman F-11 Tiger">F-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_YF-12" title="Lockheed YF-12">F-12</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird" title="Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird">F-12C</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li></ul></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">F-13</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat" title="Grumman F-14 Tomcat">F-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle">F-15</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15E_Strike_Eagle" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle">F-15E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_F-15EX_Eagle_II" title="Boeing F-15EX Eagle II">F-15EX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_F-15J" title="Mitsubishi 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