Here is an interesting scheme. A regular F-8J in an RF-8 squadron. Basically this is because when the regular F-8 squadrons were being disestablished, there was still a need to train F-8 pilots for the RF-8 units, which lasted well after all the pure fighter F-8s were gone. The result was that a few F-8Js were used to save on RF-8 airframe hours. It sort of harkens back to the early days of Navy photo recce units, when the squadrons had both fighter and recce aircraft, with the fighter types providing cover. Anyway, the sheet is designed for the new Hasegawa 1/48 F-8J kit. Painting could not be any easier with the airframe in overall light gull grey, the scheme of the RF-8 fleet at the time.

The sheet provides all the needed markings with only the nose anti-glare panel and the fuselage walk areas needing painted or brought over from the kit decals.

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