AIRCRAFT WALK-AROUND No 5544 A-7 CORSAIR II

A replacement for the legendary A-4 Skyhawk, the A-7 was a light attack aircraft based on the F-8 Crusader. It was one of the first Combat aircraft to feature a head-up display (HUD), a Doppler inertial navigation system, and a turbofan engine. First flying in 1965, the A-7 enjoyed the fastest and most trouble-free development of any American Combat aircraft since World War II, and served with both the US Navy and the US Air Force and later with the Air National Guard. It was also exported to Greece, Portugal, and Thailand. In combat operations over Vietnam, it was second only to B-52 Stratofortresses in the amount of ordnance dropped on Hanoi and dropped more bombs per sortie with greater accuracy than any other US attack aircraft.