LTV_A-7E_Corsair_II_of_VA-72_in_flight_on_5_June_1991_(6465576).jpg
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Summary
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English:
An Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) "Blue Hawks" LTV A-7E
Corsair II
(BuNo 160552) of the Commander, Carrier Air Wing 3 (CAG CVW-3), flies homeward following deployment in the Persian Gulf area during "Operation Desert Storm". The squadron's aircraft, along with planes of VA-46 "Clansmen", were decommissioned on 30 June 1991 following return to the United States after twenty years of service in Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3). This particular
Corsair
exhibits a camouflage paint scheme along with the name of the war in which it played a part.
Corsair
s of both VA-72 and VA-46 had been stationed aboard the aircraft carrier USS
John F. Kennedy
(CV-67). Note the "Camel" symbols for missions flown during the
Operation Desert Storm
below the cockpit.
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| Author | Cdr. John R. Leenhouts, USN |
Licensing
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U.S. Navy
, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a
work
of the
U.S. federal government
, it is in the
public domain
in the United States.
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