• A-7 Corsair II Units 1975-91, Combat Aircraft 135, Osprey

A-7 Corsair II Units 1975-91, Combat Aircraft 135, Osprey

 

  • Brand: Osprey
  • Product Code: COM135 [25754]
  • Availability: In Stock & ready to ship!
  • Date added: 29/06/2023
  • 20.50€


A-7 CORSAIR II UNITS 1975-91

At the A-7 Corsair II's peak in the mid-1980s, some 30 US Navy squadrons flew various versions of the aircraft, including six Naval Air Reserve units, and these many of these units saw action across the Middle East. By the time the jet saw combat in Operation Desert Storm (1991), there remained only two fleet squadrons - many fleet squadrons having either disestablished or transitioned to the F/A­18 Hornet - but both of these units (VA-46 and VA-72) played a major role in the campaign to free Kuwait.

The book details the technological development and improvements that were introduced to the airframe post-Vietnam (the FLIR targeting pod from 1979 and AGM-88 HARM missile from 1983 being the most important), and how they shaped operational employment of the aircraft. The jet's combat experiences in conflicts during the 1970s (Cambodia), 1980s (Lebanon, Grenada, Libya and Iran), and 1990s (Iraq) are explained in detail, and Peter Mersky's expert analysis is supported by numerous first-hand accounts from naval aviators that saw action with the A-7 during these campaigns.

Author: Peter Mersky

Illustrator: Jim Laurier, Gareth Hector

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Description: 96 pages, Paperback, 247 X 184 mm.

Condition: NEW COPY

Shipping weight: 470 gr.

Tags: A-7 CORSAIR, VIETNAM, GULF WAR,

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