A-7Es on USS Coral Sea Op Eagle Claw April 1980

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Two U.S. Navy LTV A-7E Corsair II aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) on the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43) in April 1980. Both aircraft wear black-red-black identification stripes for the (later aborted) attempt to rescue U.S. hostages from Iran, code named "Operation Eagle Claw" (or "Evening Light"). The A-7E in the foreground (BuNo 156872) belonged to attack squadron VA-97 Warhawks and was the personal aircraft of the air group commander (CAG) of CVW-14 (hence the colourful tail markings). The A-7E in the background on the catapult was from VA-27 Royal Maces.

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Public domain

Credit:

scan from Robert L. Lawson (ed.): The History of US Naval Air Power. The Military Press, New York (USA), 1985. ISBN 0-517-414813, p. 209. US Navy cited as source.

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