HISTORY

• The LTV A-7 Corsair II, having first flown in September 1965 and introduced in February 1967, is a light attack, subsonic, carrier-capable aircraft produced by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) and primarily used by the United Stated Air Force and Navy.
• The A-7 was developed from the larger Vought F-8 Crusader with over 1,500 being produced from 1965 to 1984. It was the replacement for the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk.
• The United States Navy adopted the A-7 in to service first in 1967, followed by the USAF. Later the Air National Guard employed the A-7. Its initial operational history was in the Vietnam War, but used up to the Gulf War.
• The A-7 was exported to Greek and Portuguese air forces who put them into service in 1993 and 1999 respectively.
• Eventually, the A-7 was replaced by more advanced fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 and the General Dynamics F-16.

DISTINCTION

• The Museum’s A-7A represents the first generation of this versatile attack aircraft, which served during the Vietnam War and into the 1980s.

SPECIFICATIONS