On 16 July 1957, Major John H. Glenn Jr, USMC, completed the first supersonic transcontinental flight in a F8U-1P, flying from NAS Los Alamitos, California, to Floyd Bennett Field, New York, …

The F8U-1P photo reconnaissance version of the Crusader was the aircraft in which Major John Glenn set a transcontinental speed record (Mach 1.1 average speed) in 1957. The F8U-1P …

Mar 9, 2018 · The RF-8 (F8U-1P) Crusader flew photographic reconnaissance missions for the U.S. Navy VFP-62 squadron.

The F8U-1P was the unarmed photographic reconnaissance version of the F8U-1 fighter. The F8U-1P differed from the F8U-1 in having the lower half of the forward fuselage squared off to …

The Fort Worth Aviation Museum’s Vought F8U-1P – later redesignated a RF8-G — Crusader, Navy Bureau of Aeronautics No. 146898, was built in 1960 in Grand Prairie, Texas. The …

The speed and range of the Photo Crusader was demonstrated in July 1957 when Marine Major John H. Glenn Jr. piloted an F8U-1P (illustration, right) from California to New York in three …

In 1953 the F8U-1 Crusader won the Navy competition for the new carrier-based day fighter. It flew supersonic on its maiden flight in 1955. A Crusader set a national speed record in 1956 …

Jun 24, 2014 · In May 1953 the US Navy selected the V-383 by Chance-Vought as the winner. Two prototypes were built and designated XF8U-1. Shortly after the US Navy also ordered the …

Jan 9, 2016 · 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, …

Model Number : F8U-1P(RF-8A) Model Name : Crusader Model Type: Fighter . Specifications