File:A-7E Corsair II of VA-72 heads for a target in Iraq on 26 February 1991 (6464630).jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E Corsair II (BuNo 159999) of Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) "Blue Hawks" heads for its target in Iraq during operation "Desert Storm" on 26 February 1991. VA-72 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) aboard the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) for a deployment to the Indian Ocean from 15 August 1990 to 28 March 1991. The Corsair is armed with eight 227 kg (500 lbs) Mk 82 Snakeeye retarded bombs and AIM-9L Sidewinder air-to-air missiles.
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Author Cmdr. John R. Leenhouts, U.S. Navy
Other versions U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News May-June 1991 [1]

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14:47, 4 March 2009Thumbnail for version as of 14:47, 4 March 2009749 × 518 (105 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== Summary == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy LTV A-7E ''Corsair II'' aircraft of attack squadron VA-72 ''Blue Hawks'', assigned to Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''John F. Kennedy'' (CV-67), during operation "desert

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