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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 .
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.
McDonnell Douglas F-4E-41-MC Phantom 68-0537 of the 353rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Torrejon Air Base Spain, June 1970 Formation of LTV A-7Ds (S/N 71–234, 70–0987, 71–239 and 71–235) of the 353rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 354th Tactical Fighter Wing, over Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, S.C. September 1971. 353rd TFS Ling-Temco-Vought A ...
The same basic design was later heavily revised and shortened to produce Vought's A-7 Corsair II, a carrier-borne close-air-support and attack plane. Entering service in 1965, the Corsair II was heavily engaged in a close support and strike missions during the Vietnam War, beginning in 1967.
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]
A-7D Corsair II six total, four in combat First loss: 71–0310 (355th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 354th TFW) on 2 December 1972 shot down on a CSAR mission in Laos (Capt Anthony Shine KIA) Final loss: 70–0945 (354th TFW) shot down in Cambodia on 25 May 1973 (Capt Jeremiah Costello KIA) A-26 Invader—22 total
Description: 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.
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.