Last operational A-7s retired

ChrisK48 · **Joined:** Tue Mar 15, 2011 2:40 pm **Posts:** 131

Greece just retired the last A-7 Corsair IIs that were still operational in the world.

http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pa ... -Out-.aspx

sandiego89 · **Joined:** Mon May 21, 2012 12:28 pm **Posts:** 1200

Perhaps one of the more unsung 1960's jets. 49 years from first flight to final retirement- not a bad run. While not a sexy fighter, the SLUF did what was asked of it, and I think it would have been a capable aircraft for a few more air arms in places like Central and South America, east Asia etc.

tom d. friedman · **Posted:** Fri Oct 24, 2014 9:13 am

i'd say they got their money's worth out of them!! your right when saying that it was 1 of the more unsung warbirds of the 60's /70's, very versatile bird.

tractor_guy · **Joined:** Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:01 pm **Posts:** 9

As a kid the Indiana National Guard used to fly those over the farm. The flew those, F-4 Phantoms, and A-10's. The A-7 guys had the most fun based on the number of rolls and such they did. Back in the 80's it wasn't unusual on a weekend to have several dozen planes fly over throughout the day. Not so much anymore

Joe

DH82EH · **Posted:** Fri Oct 24, 2014 6:54 pm

I was born the same week the Corsair II made its first flight.
I wish I could retire at 49 :lol:

Andy

K5DH · **Posted:** Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:30 am

Back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the first aircraft that we integrated HARM on was the A-7E. Such memories!

Are there any A-7s in civilian hands that we might see flying as Warbirds some day?