Aircraft Photo of 157454 | LTV A-7E Corsair II | USA - Navy | AirHistory.net #649406
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:157454
Military Code:NE-311
Aircraft Original Type:LTV A-7 Corsair II
Aircraft Generic Type:LTV A-7 Corsair II
Aircraft Version:LTV A-7E Corsair II
C/n (msn):E177
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VA-113
Location
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
 
Photo Date:April 1970 to November 1970
Photo from:Kerry Taylor Collection
Photo ID: 649406
Photo Comment

Unknown photographer. On back of photo 157454 LTV Corsair A-7E. VA113 USN USS Ranger. No date or location. Possibly Alameda or Lemoore. VA-113 nickname 'Stingers' upgraded to the A-7E in April 1970 and acquired 157454 as code NE-311 and deployed to Southeast Asia on USS Ranger in Nov 1970. In 1971-72 she was with VA-27 as NK-411. In 1975 the code was changed to NK-405 and she was written off on 29 Apr 1975 aboard USS America CV-66. The Stingers are still active in 2024 flying out of Lemoore, CA as VFA-113 operating the F/A-18E Super Hornet.

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