French Navy F8 Crusaders via Marine Nationale last flight December 1999
French Navy F8 Crusaders. The Aéronavale, began fielding 42 modified F8s to replace downright elderly F4U Corsairs in 1964, going on to operate them in combat off Djibouti (against Yemeni MiGs) Lebanon, Libya, Bosnia and Kosovo. The country last flight December 1999 (Photo: Marine Nationale)
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