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A-7E Corsair II aircraft of Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) fly in formation as they return to the United States following deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. The Corsair at the rear exhibits and camouflage paint scheme and sports the name of the war in which it played a role. Aircraft of VA-72 and VA-46 will be decommissioned following their return home after twenty years of service in Carrier Air Wing 3. Corsairs of both squadrons had been stationed aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

Two Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair aircraft en route to targets in Iraq wait as an Attack Squadron 75 (VA-75) A-6E Intruder aircraft is refueled by a KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft during Operation Desert Storm. The two Corsair aircraft are carrying Mark 82 500-pound bombs and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. VA-72 and VA-75 are based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

An A-7E Corsair aircraft assigned to the commander of Attack Squadron 46 (VA-46) sits on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). Painted beneath the cockpit is an accounting of the anti-radiation missiles, television-guided bombs, cluster bombs and general-purpose bombs fired or dropped by the pilot during Operation Desert Storm. The Corsair aircraft in the background with the desert camouflage paint scheme is assigned to the commander and deputy commander of Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3)

An air-to-air right side view of three Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair II aircraft in formation en route to their targets during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft are carrying Mark 20 Rockeye II anti-tank cluster bombs on their outboard wing pylons and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on their fuselage pylons. VA-72 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), which is operating in the Red Sea

A-7E Corsair aircraft from Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72), foreground, and Attack Squadron 46 (VA-46) conduct aerial refueling with an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. An Attack Squadron 75 (VA-75) KA-6D Intruder aircraft is at upper right. The Navy aircraft are deployed aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), which is on station in the Red Sea in support of Operation Desert Shield

An A-7E Corsair aircraft, right, assigned to the commander of Attack Squadron 46 (VA-46) sits on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) following the cease-fire that ended Operation Desert Storm. The Corsair aircraft in the background with the desert camouflage paint scheme is assigned to the commander and deputy commander of Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3). A P-16 shipboard firefighting and rescue truck is at left

An Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair aircraft banks to the left while en route to its target during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is carrying six Mark 20 Rockeye II anti-tank cluster bombs on its outboard wing pylons and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on each of its fuselage pylons. VA-72 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), which is operating in the Red Sea

Three Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 130 (VAQ-130) EA-6B Prowler aircraft wait as an Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair aircraft is refueled by an Air Force KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft to refuel while en route to targets in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. At upper right, an Attack Squadron 75 (VA-75) A-6E Intruder aircraft carrying a "buddy store" external fuel tank refuels a second Corsair aircraft. The Navy aircraft are based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

An Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair aircraft bearing a desert camouflage paint scheme sits on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) following the cease-fire that ended Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is assigned to the commander and deputy commander of Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3)

An Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair II aircraft of the commander, Carrier Air Wing, flies homeward following deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. The squadron's aircraft, along with planes of Attack Squadron 46 (VA-46), will be decommissioned following return to the United States after twenty years of service in Carrier Air Wing 3. This particular Corsair exhibits a camouflage paint scheme along with the name of the war in which it played a part. Corsairs of both VA-72 and VA-46 had been stationed aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM

Country: Unknown

Scene Camera Operator: CMDR Leenhouts

Release Status: Released to Public

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label_outline Explore Twenty Years, Cmdr Leenhouts, Camouflage Paint Scheme

Attack Squadron 46 (VA-46) A-7E Corsair II aircraft fly near the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as they prepare for refueling over the Red Sea during Operation Desert Storm. The Corsair on the right is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on its right fuselage pylon

A right side view of aircraft in flight over the desert during exercise Bright Star '82. The aircraft are from front to back: a MiG-21, F-16 Fighting Falcon, MiG-17 and an A-10 Thunderbolt II

A 2 1/2-ton land rover vehicle after a new camouflage paint scheme that will be used during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

A plane director stands behind an Attack Squadron 37 (VA-37) A-7E Corsair II aircraft as he signals to another aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) during the allied forces exercise Team Work '88

Flight deck personnel work to remove an A-7E Corsair II aircraft of Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) after an emergency barricade landing. The pilot had detected a problem with the nose gear while returning from a mission over Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

The 184th Bomb Wing, Kansas Air National Guard, is moving from the old camouflage paint scheme to the aircraft gray paint scheme. B1-B aircraft no. 80 is being prepared, and is the last one belonging to the wing to be repainted to this scheme

Vice Adm. John K. Ready, commander, Navy Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, greets CMDR. Larry H. Schmit, commanding officer of Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33), upon his squadron's return to the station with other squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1). The wing was deployed in the Persian Gulf area aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm

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Pilots from Attack Squadron 46 (VA-46) and Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) sit in the cockpits of their A-7E Corsair aircraft as flight operations commence aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Operation Desert Shield

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attack squadron corsair aircraft commander carrier carrier air deployment persian gulf area operation desert storm planes return twenty years service exhibits corsair exhibits camouflage paint scheme camouflage paint scheme name war part both va uss kennedy cv uss john f kennedy cv 67 uss john f kennedy john f kennedy air wing a 7 e corsair ii persian gulf aircraft carrier high resolution a 7 e corsair ii aircraft aircraft carrier uss john va 46 desert storm both va 72 corsairs va 72 cmdr leenhouts military aircraft aviation united states jet plane jet aircraft 1990s aircrafts 1990 s us national archives attack aircraft