The Vought F-8E Crusader is one of the selectable fighters which appear in the SNES version of U.N. Squadron, and the first fighter available to the player.
Real World Information[]
The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) was a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft built by Vought for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, replacing the Vought F7U Cutlass, and for the French Navy. The first F-8 prototype was ready for flight in February 1955. The F-8 served principally in the Vietnam War. The Crusader was the last American fighter with guns as the primary weapon, earning it the title "The Last of the Gunfighters".
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In the Game[]
The F8-E is the most basic aircraft available in the game. It can be used on both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat but doesn't excel in either of them, with a low firepower which can be enhanced up to five times and only two secondary weapons equippable.
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