LTV A-7 Corsair II
N 33° 39.683 W 078° 55.728
17S E 692042 N 3726536
This Corsair is located in Warbird Park at the Mrytle Beach, SC airport.
Waymark Code: WM11XD
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/19/2006
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A-7 Corsair II
Built originally on the airframe of the F-8U Crusader, the A-7 underwent a number of modifications since its 1965 introduction. The A-7 Corsair II, which is retired, was used by TAC for close air support attack missions.
The A-7E was the final fleet version of the A-7. After more than two decades of service, however, it was replaced by the F/A-18 Hornet. The A-7E had a 20mm gun and can carry payloads of up to 15,000 pounds of bombs and missiles. Eight ordnance stations were available. A-7E Corsair IIs were part of the two-carrier battle group that conducted a joint strike on selected Libyan terrorist-related targets in 1986. Together with carrier-based F/A-18s, A-7s used anti-radiation missiles to neutralize Libyan air defenses.
F/A-18s replaced A-7Es in the carrier air wing mix. The last two squadrons transitioned in FY 1992. Replacing A-7s with F/A-18s gave operational commanders more flexibility by allowing them to employ the F/A-18s in either the fighter or attack role. Also, a smaller number of aircraft (85) are needed in an F/A-18 equipped carrier air wing than in an A-7E equipped carrier air wing (94).
Web site:
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/a-7.htm
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): LTV A-7 Corsair II
Tail Number: (S/N): MB AF 70 019
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Mrytle Beach, SC Air Force Base
inside / outside: outside
Other Information::
Web site: http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/a-7.htm
Access restrictions: Not listed
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