Dogfights: Last Gunfighter : Dick Schaffert - Part 1 of 2

Part 1 of 2. Clip from History Channel's great new show Dogfights. From The Last Gunfighter episode, shows part of story of F-8 Crusader pilot & stud Dick Schaffert.
Be sure to watch the History Channel, & don't forget that you can buy the complete episodes on DVD from history.com

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• dogfights
• F-8
• Crusader
• Dick
• Shaffert

[DeutschAutos]

i wonder why the mig 21s left

[YouT00ber]

I cut this explanatory bit from the video for time, but apparently, they didn't have many mig 21s & it was standard practice to bug out rahter than risk losing them, plus the command structure was such that guys back @ command (& not the pilots) made the decisions in the air, so even tho it's just one guy they wouldn't of had permission to engage, most likely.

[humpingbird]

The A4 was configured for a bomb run. It will turn like a pregnant cow.

[MiGKillerInACrusader]

Beautiful work by a fellow 8 pilot. Glad to see that he made it out, as so many others didn't.

[luvchoclabs]

Reminds me of James Howard in 1944 flying a Mustang. He jumped on 30 enemy aircraft all by himself and shot down 6. That's how a real Americans roll. And don't forget the story of Taffy 3 in the pacific. Pure Valor

[16rumpole]

For all you tough guy wannabees, look carefully at this old man: he had no guns, no missiles but just imposed his will on that mig pilot. I hope he's still with us a while, I would love to shake his hand

[010bobby]

you guy see why USA is the best! Our fighter pilots always go in to fight no matter how many the enemies are...This guy has balls! 4 against 1 and he lived to tell his story...the Migs are dead and silent..

[0yeah1mFkU]

@MiGKillerInACrusader LOL R U STUPID )))

[0yeah1mFkU]

LOL top flight: MIG-17 - 01/1950 F-8 - 03/1955 a difference of almost 5 years, TWO generations of MIG!!! removed from service: MIG-17 - 1970 (40 years XDDD !!!) F-8 - 1999 top flight: MIG-19 - 05/1952 MIG-21 - 06/1956 do not compare with the old! compare the equivalent - MIG-21 !!!

[penguinskywalker]

@MiGKillerInACrusader Did you see many engagements, Sir?

[smokingmypot657]

can i ask why did the mig-21 come fire rockets that was not on a lock and then hottailed it out of there ?? surely if there planes was better then the older migs they would have took over the fight but glad the crusader guy was a good pilot and made it out alive

[mossmusic]

i can watch this forever. schaffert is the man!

[kdraper2007]

@shaheer09shaheer Really? Imperial Japan, weak? Nazi Germany? funny how the weaker country is always "Picking on" a weaker country itself when the U.S. gets involved. after all the North Vietnamease were trying to take over the much weaker south Vietnam. before that it was the North Korean's invading the agrarian south Korea. take your soviet era propaganda & stuff it.

[kdraper2007]

@ethanreipold88 The war was won militarily, & even politically. it was lost when the idiot politicians refused to respond to the North Viettnamease invasion which broke the peace treaty in 1975. when the U.S. left Vietnam, the north was militarily unable to do much of anything. of course now they are dependent on the U.S. so in the end the U.S. won the whole thing anyway.