The Vought F-8 Crusader, “The Last Gunfighter,” proved that cannons still ruled the skies. Capable of 1,225 mph and armed with four 20 mm guns, it dominated in Vietnam dogfights long after missiles ...

Before Vietnam, there was Korea - the war that marked the U.S. Air Force’s first true combat test as an independent branch. Between 1950 and 1953, American pilots faced Soviet-built MiG-15s in brutal ...