Aircraft Photo of 160714 | Vought A-7E Corsair II | USA - Navy | AirHistory.net #415916
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:160714
Military Code:AC-312
Aircraft Original Type:LTV A-7 Corsair II
Aircraft Generic Type:Vought A-7 Corsair II
Aircraft Version:Vought A-7E Corsair II
C/n (msn):E547
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VA-46
Location
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman FieldMap
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KNPA   IATA: NPA   Local: NPA   Other: -
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
 
Photo Date:11 September 2003
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 415916
Photo Comment

3/78: TOS USN and assigned to Attack Squadron 174 (VA-174), NAS Cecil Field, FL. Ca.4/78: VA-81, NAS Oceana, VA. 1979 to 1981: Deployed three times on USS Forrestal. Ca.1981 to 1990: VA-83, NAS Oceana. Deployed on USS Forrestal and USS John F. Kennedy. 1990: VA-46 at NAS Cecil Field, FL. While with VA-46, the plane flew off of USS John F. Kennedy in Desert Storm, flying 37 combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, including the first attack against Baghdad. 5/91: Flown to National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, FL.

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