Vought F-8 Crusader

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MB-f8.jpg 23285 bytes 565x267 Metal Birds
c64.jpg 23709 bytes 500x331 Vought F-8E "Crusader" at the San Diego Aerospace Museum, Gillespie Field - John A. "Skytamer" Shupek, curator, Western Museum of Flight
f8-1.JPG 63054 bytes 905x643 no description
f81stltl.jpg 42816 bytes 592x299 "The first and the last". XF8U on right, high time (7,000+ hours) RF8G on left. The latter is at the Smithsonian's Dulles storage facility now - XF8 went from Smithsonian to Seattle Museum of Flight. - Fred Pierce / Mid Atlantic Air Museum
f8instl.jpg 40937 bytes 280x399 No digital stuff here. Round object at top is forward camera view. VFP-206 RF-8's were the last dedicated Naval photo aircraft. - Fred Pierce / Mid Atlantic Air Museum
f8takofl.jpg 52428 bytes 592x315 These two illustrate the transition to low-viz paint and the F8's variable incidence wing. - Fred Pierce / Mid Atlantic Air Museum
rf8l.jpg 53472 bytes 600x376 "the Last & the Best" - VFP-206 RF8-G's were retired at Andrews AFB nearly 10 years ago. - Fred Pierce / Mid Atlantic Air Museum
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