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How a good brief by an F-8 flight lead saved his bacon during a night carrier landing with his radio not working
‘A second or two later, there is a big, wonderful thump and pull as I catch a wire. I’m the happiest, most grateful guy...
Super-low F-8 flyby over O’Club at NAS Sigonella
O’club at NAS Sigonella
This event happened during the 1966-67 deployment of USS Shangri-La (CVA-38) to the Mediterranean Sea. I’d been an F-8 pilot in...
The NASA F-8 Crusader Oblique Wing Test Aircraft that never was
Fortunately, the program was dropped before it got to the stage of actually configuring one of NASA’s F-8s with an oblique wing. Aesthetically, it...
The legendary F-8 was a real challenge
Carrier landings in three legendary fighters
In September 1952, the Navy released specifications for a new carrier-based fighter capable of routinely exceeding the speed of...
F-8 pilot, low on fuel, worried about CO while RTBing after dogfight on last Navy day
My last 90 days on active duty
In my last 90 days on active duty, our skipper, Pete Easterling*, wanted to give the new guys...