The A-7 Corsair II when it was first received; it has since been restored and repainted.
Midway's Hangar
The Restoration Facility for the USS MIDWAY museum
(Currently known as The San Diego Aircraft
Carrier Museum, on the USS Midway CV-41)
Vought (LTV) A-7B Corsair II
The A-7
Corsair II was designed as a light attack aircraft that could replace the A-4 Skyhawk.
Portions of the design were bases on the successful Vought F-8 Crusader aircraft, though
certain features such as the afterburner and variable-incidence wing were not
incorporated. The aircraft structure was strengthened to carry up to 15,000 lb of external
ordnance, accomodating virtually every weapon or store in the Navy's airborne armoury when
the A-7 was designed. It was calculated that more than 200 combinations of different
stores were possible. The first A-7 flew in 1965, and saw combat over Vietnam for the
first time in December of 1967. |
The A-7 Corsair II when it was first received; it has
since been restored and repainted.
Here you see the A-7 being restored in the hangar.
This view of the air intake always reminds me of the open gullet of a basking shark.
During the restoration process, the old paint job was
sanded off and the exterior was restored.
Now the A-7 has a beautiful new paint job, and only
awaits dummy ordnance and her move to the Midway.
Here is another view of the restored A-7. Look
how her new paint job shines!
Here is the A-7 as it now appears on the deck of the USS
Midway.
Another view of the A-7 on the flight deck.
This particular aircraft's history:
Date Of manufacture: unknown
Where manufactured: unknown
Assignment Locations:
| 29 JAN 1968 | NPRO Dallas (as A-7A) |
| 0l FEB 1968 | NPRO Dallas (as A-7B) |
| 08 JUN - 27 JUN 1968 | VA-87 Cecil Field |
| 27 JUN - 03 AUG 1968 | VA-87, USS Ticonderoga |
| 23 SEP 1968 - 08 APR 1969 | VA-174, Cecil Field |
| 08 APR - 26 JUN 1969 | VA-15, USS Intrepid |
| 26 JUN 1969 - 27 OCT 1971 | VA-15, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 13 JUN 1974 | VA-15, Cecil Field |
| 22 AUG 1974 | VA-15, Jacksonville |
| 26 AUG 1974 | VA-15, Cecil Field |
| 13 SEP 1974 | VA-15, Yuma |
| 23 SEP 1974 | VA-15, Cecil Field |
| 23 SEP 1974 - 22 JUN 1975 | USS Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 22 JUN 1975 - 11 SEP 1975 | Cecil Field |
| 22 NOV 1975 - 25 SEP 1977 | VA-205 Atlanta |
| 21 NOV 1977- 07 DEC 1977 | VA-205 Jacksonville |
| 04 FEB 1978 - 25 APR 1983 | VA-304 Alameda |
| 07 JUL 1983 | VA-304 Jacksonville |
| 08 JUL 1983 | VA-304 Alameda |
| 30 SEP- 28 OCT 1983 | VA-304 Jacksonville |
| 23 N0V 1983 | VA-304 Alameda |
| 24 N0V 1983 - 16 MAR 1984 | VA-205 Atlanta |
| 01 JUN - 22 SEP 1984 | VA-204 New Orleans |
This aircraft is on loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation.