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TA-7C Corsair II of the Hellenic Air Force, over RIAT in 2006 A-7 Corsair II of 336 Squadron in the special livery for the type's decommissioning, RIAT 2014. The Hellenic Air Force acquired 60 A-7Hs and five TA-7Hs from LTV between 1975-1980 and then 50 A-7Es and 18 TA-7Cs from the US Navy's inventory in 1993–1994.
A-7 squadrons of the United States Navy Reserve transitioned concurrent with (but prior to the completion of) all Regular Navy squadrons. The last Navy A-7s were retired by the last fleet operational squadrons (VA-46 and VA-72) in May 1991 shortly after their return from Operation Desert Storm.
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]
Attack Squadron 82 (VA-82) was established on 1 May 1967 as a light attack squadron flying the Vought A-7A Corsair II. The Marauders made their first deployment aboard USS America during her maiden cruise to the waters off North Vietnam in April 1968. They returned to Southeast Asia in September 1969 aboard USS Coral Sea. VA-82 A-7C over Vietnam
The Hellrazors received their final designation VA-174 on 1 July 1966 after becoming the first US Navy squadron to receive the A-7A Corsair II. It was the second squadron to bear the VA-174 designation, the first VA-174 was disestablished on 25 January 1950. The squadron was disestablished on 30 June 1988. [2]
On July 8, 1994, the first F-16 arrived in Portugal and in May 1996 the first A-7 squadron, 302 Squadron was deactivated and all personnel and A-7 aircraft were transferred to 304 Squadron. On July 9, 1999, 304 Sqn. was disbanded and the Portuguese Air Force A-7 fleet was finally retired from service, having performed a total of 63,600 flight ...
On 31 October 1990, the squadron flew their last official sortie in the A-7E Corsair II. This ended a 25-year association in which over 115,000 flight hours and 25,000 arrestments were flown. On 28 November 1990, VA-37 was redesignated Strike Fight Squadron Thirty Seven (VFA-37) and began flying the F/A-18 Hornet.
The squadron's A-7E Corsair IIs participated in the first combat strike against Iraqi targets in Baghdad, and VA-46 and VA-72 made the last combat sorties of the A-7 Corsair II during Desert Storm flying from the Red Sea. [6] Upon their return from the Persian Gulf they were decommissioned on 30 June 1991. VA-46 was the last United States Navy ...
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