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The A-7 Iron Hand Mission that protected the Alpha Strike launched on May 10, 1972, over North Vietnam
Each A-7 pilot fired one preemptive Shrike, but someone in the group, who had probably forgotten the pre-briefed plan, called, ‘SAM!’ Someone else correctly...
The U.S. Navy A-7 that shot down a pilotless Corsair II
With little time to try to regain control, Lt. Cdr. Mike Boston pulled the secondary handle between his legs. After hitting the water and...
Some F/A-18 drivers were routinely losing a 1v1 dogfight against an F-14 because they persisted in flying like a supersonic A-7
For much of the 1980s, the Navy Hornet community was still finding its way, struggling to decide whether it would be a fighter or...
The A-7 missions during the Korean Tree Incident that nearly started a nuclear war
The catalyst for this event was a seemingly innocuous plan to trim a tree that was blocking the view of a UN observation post...
During a typhoon, 35 planes (including F-4s, A-6s and A-7s) landed at night on a carrier
Each plane repeated this deadly drama. A few missed the wire and had to go around for a second attempt. But in the end,...