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Mig 21 f13 Fishbed vs F-8E Crusader - Vietnam 1966 -1968
The Crusader and Fishbed first dogfight in Vietnam took place toward the end of 1966.
The Crusader total kills were 18 - 15 Mig 17 and 3 Mig 21.Therefore it earned the names
Mig master and Mig slayer. The kill ratio of the Crusader was 6:1 compared to the Phantom 2:1 !
The Crusader was also called the "last gunfighter " because it carried 4x 20mm guns but almost all kills were done by sidewinders.
The two planes were very close in terms of performance but rhe Crusader had the better air to air missiles which were superior to the atoll Russian copy.
Attached are images of both types in 1:48 scale. The Crusader is from hobbymodel and the Mig is from Ecards.
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