Italeri 1/72 Vought F-8E Crusdaer IT1456F 8E Crusader SUPER DECALS SHEET FOR 6 VERSIONS COLORS INSTRUCTIONS SHEET FIGURES NOT INCLUDED The Vought F 8 Crusader was the first carrier based fighter designed in the 1950s that attained supersonic flight capability. Due to its Pratt & Whitney turbojet engine with afterburner, it was able to exceed the then maximum speed of Mach 1. 8. It entered service in the late 1950s with the U. S. Navy and U. S. Marine Corps fighter squadrons to replace the