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The LTV A-7 Corsair II is an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV).. The A-7 was developed during the early 1960s as replacement for the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk.
The Portuguese Air Force (PoAF) operated 50 LTV A-7 Corsair II aircraft in the anti-ship, air interdiction and air defense roles between 1981 and 1999. The Portuguese government acquired the Corsair II to replace the PoAF's North American F-86 Sabre fighters, with two orders being placed for a total of 50 A-7Ps and TA-7Ps.
A-7D painted as an A-7E at the Chico Air Museum A A-7D Corsair on display at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. 68-8220 – Tomah Veterans Hospital, Wisconsin. [citation needed] 68-8222 – Dakota Territory Air Museum, Minot International Airport, Minot, North Dakota [25] [better source needed] 68-8223 – Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 728, Danville ...
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.
F-117 Nighthawk F-117 flying over mountains in Nevada in 2002 General information Type Stealth attack aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Lockheed Corporation Status Retired from combat, used as training aircraft as of 2025 Primary user United States Air Force Number built 64 (5 YF-117As, 59 F-117As) History Introduction date October 1983 ; 41 years ago (1983-10) First flight ...
Corsair II may refer to one of the following: Corsair II , second of the large yachts built by J. P. Morgan that saw service as USS Gloucester in the Spanish–American War. Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II , a U.S. Navy Vietnam war era aircraft.
On 4 December, one LTV A-7 Corsair II and one Intruder were downed by Syrian missiles. The Intruder's pilot, Lieutenant Mark Lange, and bombardier/navigator Lieutenant Robert "Bobby" Goodman ejected immediately before the crash; [ 24 ] Lange died of his injuries while Goodman was captured and taken by the Syrians to Damascus where he was ...
On the morning of October 20, 1987, a United States Air Force A-7D-4-CV Corsair II, serial 69-6207, piloted by Major Bruce L. "Lips" Teagarden, 35, was en route to Nevada via Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, after departing Pittsburgh International Airport earlier in the day.