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A Crusader driver who hit the ramp and ejected on a F-8 pilot’s initial Night Qual
F-8 Crusader pilot Charlie Glasscock
Aviation seems to be populated with more than its share of memorable personalities, especially in carrier aviation. I was an...
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...