Here are a few pictures from official LTV negatives covering the Corsair II and Crusader.
1 A-7A Corsair NE/306 of VA-147 USN on USS Ranger
2 A-7A Corsair NK/513 of VA-27 or VA-97 USMC landing at Fallon
3 A-7A Corsair 152582 with a Crusader in formation
4 F8U-1 Crusader 145375 code AK-200 after first landing on USS Enterprise
5 F8U-1 Crusader coded XC-01 of VX-3 USN with XC-03/04/05/06 on USS Roosevelt
6 F8U-1 Crusader 141347 coded XC-06 of VX-3 USN with XC-01 on USS Roosevelt
Glyn
By: GlynRamsden - 24th October 2005 at 13:47
Another six to add to the collection.
1 F8U-1 with single Zuni pod.
2 F-8D 145587 coded AJ/111 with 145593 coded AJ/112 of VF-43 over the Mediterranean.
3 F8U-1 143704 with three others. No prizes for counting the USAF T-33s.
4 A-7A 152658 coded 15 on USS Constellation and is that a vigilante behind it?
5 Another view of A-7A 152650 coded 7 on USS Constellation.
6 A-7A of VA-147 coded NE/306 with NE/308 on catapult and Ne/311 queuing up on USS Ranger.
Glyn
By: Bager1968 - 19th October 2005 at 06:42
looking forward to them. 😉
By: GlynRamsden - 17th October 2005 at 12:34
Bager1968
Thanks for your comments and I can stand ribbing when I make a mistake. For some reason I catalogued one or two pics as USMC and VMA. Why I do not know as it clearly says Navy and VA on the pics.
I still have one or two more, which I will post in a few days time.
Glyn
By: Bager1968 - 17th October 2005 at 08:42
Nice photos…. I deployed on the Ranger in the late 1980s, thus missing the F-8 Crusaders and the A-7 Corsair IIs, but have always liked them!
Good to see them remembered!
I looked as hard as I could, but couldn’t see the USMC A-7 from VMA-147. I really wanted to, as it would have been the only Corsair II operated by the USMC!
OK, I’m being sarcastic and should really stop, so I’ll apologize if my attempt at humor was offensive.
For further ID purposes, USMC aircraft all say “Marines” on their side….. if it says “Navy” then that is who owned it. USMC squadrons also have an “M” in their designator, as in my “funny” above.
The USMC decided not to buy any A-7s in order to spend the money on the AV-8A/C program. They only made a small buy of the Harrier I, and kept their remaining A-4s until the AV-8B Harrier II (active squadrons) and F/A-18A (reserve squadrons) replaced them.
Again, nice photos.
By: GlynRamsden - 15th October 2005 at 14:21
One or two more views for those who are interested.
1 A-7B 154459 coded 189 from C/n B-189
2 A-7A 153150 coded NE/304 of VA-147 USMC on USS Ranger. With NE/303 and NE/305 plus two others.
3 A-7A 152650 coded 7 from C/n of A-007 on USS Independence.
4 F8U-1 on USS Forrestal
5 F8U-1P 146834 coded GA/902 of VA-?2 on USS Independence.
6 F-8E 149221 coded NJ/429 of VF-124 on USS Constellation. With 150683 NJ/404, 150872 NJ/411 and two others plus two Corsairs 152650 coded 5 and 152658 coed 15.
Glyn
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