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Home Town Jacksonville Beach
Last Address 345 Orchis Road St. Augustine South, St. Augustine, FL 32086
While serving as a Weapons Control Tech with Det 2, 623rd AC&W Sq. I participated in War Game Missions with A-7's from the USS Ranger Battle Group operating in the West Pacific and the East China Sea.
Years later while stationed in Panama with the 114th Army Aviation Company (Blue Knights) at Howard AFB; The USAF flew A-7's in the Ground Attack Role to support US Army Beach Landings. These landings were a part of the Jungle School training of the 53rd Infantry Brigade (SEP) of the Florida Army National Guard. I was assigned as a Huey Crew Chief in the Aviation Section of the Headquarters And Headquarters Company. We operated as the 3rd Platoon of the 114th Aviation Company, 193rd Inf Bde (Air Mobile) US Army.
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A-7 Corsair II (Sluf) Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Vought A-7E Corsair II Length 46.13 ft | 14.06 m Width 38.71 ft | 11.80 m Height 16.08 ft | 4.90 m Engine(s) 1 x Allison / Rolls-Royce TF41-A-1 turbofan engine generating 15,000lbs of thrust. Empty Weight 18,942 lbs | 8,592 kg MTOW 42,000 lbs | 19,051 kg Max Speed 659 mph | 1,060 km/h | 572 kts Max Range 564 miles | 908 km Ceiling 42,999 ft | 13,106 m | 8.1 miles Climb Rate Not Available Hardpoints 8 (two reserved strictly for Sidewinder AAM) Armament 2 x 20mm single-barrel cannons (early) 1 x 20mm 6-barrel rotary cannon (later models)
Mission-specific armament on 8 external hardpoints (two side-fuselage positions reserved exclusively for AIM-9 Sidewinder AAM) may include:
AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, iron free fall bombs, Laser-Guided Bombs, AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles, munition dispensing pods and rocket pods. Accommodations 1
