The A-7 Corsair II was built on the F-8 Crusader airframe, and was a subsonic attack version of this fighter. It was
exceptionally accurate, and was purchased by the US Navy and Marines, and later on by the US Air Force. The A-7 was first flown on September 27, l965,
and initial deliveries began on October 14, l966. With a typical weapons load, the A-7E would have a tactical radius of 700 miles. It carried
one 20-mm M61A1 multi-barrel cannon and up to 15,000 lb. of mixed stores externally.
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