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The Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III was an aircraft developed by Chance Vought as a successor to the successful Vought F-8 Crusader program and as a competitor to the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. [1] Though based in spirit on the F8U-1 and F8U-2, and sharing the older aircraft's designation in the old Navy system, the two aircraft shared few ...
The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) is a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft [2] designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Vought. It was the last American fighter that had guns as the primary weapon, earning it the title "The Last of the Gunfighters". [3] [4]
Renamed Light Photographic Squadron SIX TWO (VFP-62) in order to distinguish it from Heavy Photographic squadrons that were being established, the squadron received its first Vought F8U-1P Crusader aircraft in 1959, which were redesignated as the RF-8A in 1962. In 1966, these aircraft were upgraded to a new standard designated as the RF-8G.
During this period until late 1957, the VF-154 insignia was a flaming black panther on a yellow background. In the late 1950s VF-154 flew the FJ-3 Fury. VF-154 F-8D Crusader in the early 1960s. In 1957 VF-154 transitioned to the Navy's first operational supersonic carrier aircraft, the F-8 Crusader.
VF-24 made deployments to the Western Pacific aboard USS Midway, USS Bon Homme Richard and USS Hancock from 1959 to 1975. While on duty, the squadron earned the Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit Commendation (2 awards), Meritorious Unit Commendation (5 awards), Battle Efficiency Award (1972), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3 awards), and Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.
An air to air right side view of an Attack Squadron 83 (VA-83) A-4 Skyhawk aircraft refueling a reserve Reconnaissance Squadron 62 (VFP-62) RF-8G Crusader aircraft. Author: UNKNOWN: Source: Film: Short title: DN-SC-87-08331; City shown: UNKNOWN: Date and time of data generation: 26 June 1987: Orientation: Normal: Horizontal resolution: 280 dpi ...
An image shared on X claims to show the USS Harry S. Truman under attack. Verdict: False The image is from Reddit and shows a hypothetical hypersonic missile attack on an aircraft carrier. Fact ...
The squadron returned to Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in January 1958 where it became the first West Coast squadron to transition to the F8U-1 Crusader. [ 2 ] A F-8 Crusader from VMF-334 on the ramp at MCAS El Toro in 1966.