ITALERI
551456
- Scale 1:72
F-8E Crusader
SUPER DECAL SHEET FOR 6 VERSIONS
- COLOR INSTRUCTION SHEET
FIGURES NOT INCLUDED
The American, Vought F-8 Crusader was the
first carrier-based fighter designed in the 1950s that attained supersonic
flight capability. Due to its turbojet engine with afterburner, it was able to
exceed the then maximum speed of Mach 1.8. It entered service in the late 1950s
with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps fighter squadrons to replace the
obsolete Vought F7U Cutlass. The F-8 had good operational longevity and was
deployed routinely by the US until the Vietnam War. Armed with four 20mm guns installed
on the sides of the large front air intake, it could carry a varied weapons
load. This capability provided it with a high degree of operational flexibility
on missions, utilizing air-to-air missiles, rockets, and bombs. Because it was
armed with cannons, unlike the more modern and advanced early versions of the
missile laden F-4 Phantom II, pilots nicknamed the Crusader “The last of the
Gunfighters”. The aircraft was also used by the French Navy’s carrier-based
fighter squadron.
Type: Fighter aircraft
Period: from '50
Skill: 3
Model Dim.: 22.9 cm
Box Dim.: 290 x 190 x 45 mm
Decals for 6 versions