Aircraft Photo of 153176 | LTV A-7E Corsair II | USA - Navy | AirHistory.net #646644
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:"153176"
Military Code:NE-300
Aircraft Original Type:LTV A-7 Corsair II
Aircraft Generic Type:LTV A-7 Corsair II
Aircraft Version:LTV A-7E Corsair II
C/n (msn):E429
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VA-147
Location
City / Area:Mount Pleasant / Patriots Point Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:South Carolina, United States
Collection:Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
 
Photo Date:13 December 2022
Photo by:Arjun Sarup
Photo ID: 646644
Photo Comment

On display on the flight deck of CV-10 USS Yorktown at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. The A-7E succeeded the A-7B after the USN was impressed with the uprated non-afterburning Allison TF41-A-2 turbofan. From the early 1970s, most fleet squadrons flew the 'E.' BuNo 159291 A-7E is painted as BuNo 153176 in the colors of VA-147 "Argonauts," first unit to fly the A-7A light attack jet into combat over Vietnam in Dec 1967 as part of CVW-2 embarked on CVA-61 USS Ranger. It carries the name of Cdr G. Kinnear, who flew more types of jet aircraft in combat than any other naval aviator.

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