{"product_id":"9781782006534","title":"RF-8 Crusader Units over Cuba and Vietnam","description":"Although the Crusader was built first and foremost as a Navy interceptor, as has often been the tradition with US fighters, a photo-reconnaissance variant was also produced by Vought. The photo-bird's first operational test came in the autumn of 1962 when its overflights of Cuba alerted the world to the likely presence of medium-range ballistic missiles on the Caribbean island. The recce Crusader's next action came during the long years of the Vietnam War (1955-1975). This volume is the second of two in the Combat Aircraft series devoted to the Crusader, the first title (again by Peter Mersky) having covered the F-8 fighter variants, and their MiG-killing exploits, during the Vietnam War.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131194196208,"sku":"9781782006534","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781782006534_p0.jpg?v=1763776168","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781782006534","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}