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A-7 Corsair II Units 1975-91 (Paperback)
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A-7 Corsair II Units 1975-91 (Paperback)
Series: Combat Aircraft
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Loot Price R363
Discovery Miles 3 630
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At the A-7 Corsair II's peak in the mid-1980s, some 30 US Navy
squadrons flew various versions of the aircraft, including six
Naval Air Reserve units, and these many of these units saw action
across the Middle East. By the time the jet saw combat in Operation
Desert Storm (1991), there remained only two fleet squadrons - many
fleet squadrons having either disestablished or transitioned to the
F/A 18 Hornet - but both of these units (VA-46 and VA-72) played a
major role in the campaign to free Kuwait. The book details the
technological development and improvements that were introduced to
the airframe post-Vietnam (the FLIR targeting pod from 1979 and
AGM-88 HARM missile from 1983 being the most important), and how
they shaped operational employment of the aircraft. The jet's
combat experiences in conflicts during the 1970s (Cambodia), 1980s
(Lebanon, Grenada, Libya and Iran), and 1990s (Iraq) are explained
in detail, and Peter Mersky's expert analysis is supported by
numerous first-hand accounts from naval aviators that saw action
with the A-7 during these campaigns.
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