U.S. NAVY VOUGHT F8U CRUSADER 1P RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT FAMILIARIZATION FILM 78594

Made by Jam Handy in 1961 for the U.S. Navy, this film familiarizes personnel with the F-8U1P, the photographic version of the F-8U Crusader. The film presents many aspects of operating the cameras which, interestingly enough, can be activated using the “fire guns“ button on the aircraft stick. 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