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Lynn Garrison in a Chance Vought F4U-7 Corsair leads A-7 Corsair IIs of VA-147, over NAS Lemoore, California on 7 July 1967 prior to the A-7's first deployment to Vietnam on USS Ranger. The A-7A "NE-300" is the aircraft of the Air Group Commander (CAG) of Attack Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2).
A U.S. Navy Ling-Temco-Vought A-7A-4b-CV Corsair II (BuNo 153223) of Attack Squadron 147 (VA-147) "Argonauts" en route to North Vietnam in 1968-69. VA-147 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CVA-61) during a deployment to Vietnam from 26 Oct 1968 to 17 May 1969.
A-7B 154554 Corsair at SDASM Annex A-7B at the Texas Air Museum in Slaton, Texas. LTV A-7B Corsair II at the Arkansas Air & Military Museum in Fayetteville, Arkansas. 154362 – NAS Alameda (formerly), Alameda, California. [citation needed] 154370 – USS Midway Museum, San Diego, California [12] 154420 – NAS Fallon, Nevada. [citation needed]
The Marauders then deployed from June 1972 to March 1973 aboard USS America for a ten-month combat cruise. VA-82 A-7C over Vietnam c.1972 On that deployment, VA-82 played a role in the attack that destroyed the Thanh Hoa Bridge , a vital link in the North Vietnamese Army supply lines and a target that seemed indestructible during the Vietnam War.
1 March 1968: Following its establishment, the squadron remained under the operational control of VA-122 during its training in the A-7 Corsair II.; 14 January 1969: The squadron was embarked on USS Enterprise, conducting operational training in Hawaiian waters prior to deployment when a major fire occurred on the flight deck of the carrier.
Disestablished or deactivated squadrons or units, that had operationally used the A-7 Corsair II. A U.S. Navy LTV A-7E Corsair II aircraft from Attack Squadron 12 (VA-12) Flying Ubangis. A-7A Corsair of VA-93 on USS Midway c1970 A-7Bs of VA-215 in 1971. A-7B Corsairs of VA-155 in flight c1972. VA-12 "Flying Ubangis"
The library holds artifacts and special collections of items from people and events of importance to the history of aviation in America and naval history. [8] The collection contains books, oral histories, pictures, manuscripts, technical manuals and about 400,000 photographs, many of which are searchable and organized. [9]
In June 1968, the squadron was established as VA-87, an attack aircraft squadron and the first fleet squadron to fly the LTV A-7 Corsair II, at NAS Cecil Field, Florida. In March 1969, the squadron flew its first combat missions from USS Ticonderoga , striking targets in South Vietnam .