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USN & USAF Vought A7 Corsair II carrier based interceptor and attack fighter

The Vought A7 Corsair has been replaced by McDonnell Douglas US Navy F/A-18 Hornet Fighter. The US Navy wanted a light-attack, carrier -based aircraft to replace the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk . It had to carry a larger ordnance payload over a greater combat area. In March 1964 Vought won the contract. It first went into combat operations over Vietnam  in December of that year 1967. As the USN A-7 was in development, the USAF  evaluated the design and determined that it met a US Army  demand for a dedicated close air support  aircraft. On 5 November  1965  the USAF announced that it would purchase a version of the A-7, designated the A-7D, for Tactical Air Command . The A-7D differed in engine, systems, and armament from the Navy's initial A-7A and A-7B models. The first prototype flew on 6 April  1968 , and the A-7D entered service in 1970 . The USAF also purchased and upgraded version for a close support role. The US Navy Corsair II’s had two 20 mm Colt Mk 12 cannon  with 250 rounds per gun but later this was changed to a single 20 mm M61 Vulcan  weapon Gatling gun  with 1,030 rounds of ammunition. The Vought A-7 Corsair’s ordnance on six wing pylons; two fuselage pylons normally including two AIM-9 Sidewinders  on fuselage side rails for self-defense. It carried a wide range of general-purpose bombs , AGM-65 Maverick, AGM-62 Walleyerocket pods, Paveway  laser-guided bombs and GBU-15 electro-optical glide bomb.

Military Airforce Fighter Bomber Aircraft - Airshow Photos

There are many International Air Tattoos and air shows like the one at Fairford Air Base, Duxford, Farnborough, Biggin Hill, Cosford, Eastbourne AirShow, Abingdon UK air show, Boscombe Down UK air shows, Greenham Common, Mildenhall air fete where you can have fun with all the family looking at static aviation displays as well as the acrobatics in the air. You can see many of these planes, Supermarine spitfire, tornado, battle of Britain fighters, warbirds, vulcan,, Lancaster, lightning, mosquito, Eurofighter, VC10, DC10 Shackleton, jaguar, typhoon, sabre, super sabre, delta dart, talon, phantom, falcon, thunderbirds, eagle. Learjet, lockheed, Douglas, McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle, McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II USMC, Vought F4U-5NL Nite-Corsair, McDonnell Douglas A-4F Skyhawk USMC, Lockheed HC-130H Hercules, Lockheed P-38J Lightning, Curtiss P-40E Warhawk. North American P-51D Mustang, Republic P-47B/D Thunderbolt Razorback, Bell P-39D Airacobra , Northrop P-61B Black widow, Martin B-26B/C Marauder, North American B-25B/C Mitchell, B-24J Liberator, Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Zero, Hawker Hurricane, Junkers Ju 52, Messerschmitt Me 110C, Messerschmitt Bf 109E, Focke Wulf Fw 190A, Panavia Tornado RAF, Grumman A-6A Intruder, Grumman F-14A Tomcat, Douglas F-18A Hornet USN, Lockheed S-3B Viking, Grumman E-2C Hawkeye, Lockheed C-130H Hercules, Lockheed C-5A/B Galaxy to name but a few