Albatros Modelworks
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A-7 Marauding
Corsairs
The US Navy approached the Vought
company about building a tactical attack
fighter with greater range and payload than the A-4.
The resulting A-7 was developed as a subsonic attack version of the F-8 Crusader
fighter. The Corsair, without the variable-incidence wings of the F-8, was soon
recognized as an exceptionally accurate attack bomber which was purchased by the
Navy, Marines, and Air Force. The final variant built was the A-7K tactical
trainer used by the Air National Guard. The last two US Navy squadrons of the
A-7 saw service in the Gulf War before being disbanded upon their return to the
US. Today, only Greece and Air Capitol Warbirds use the A-7.
In this decal sheet you get markings
for 6 different A-7 Corsairs from 4 different Air Forces.
| The first decal option is
for a USN A-7E flown off the USS Coral Sea in 1980. The
aircraft of VA-97 were painted up with special markings to distinguish
it's planes from Iranian planes during the hostage crisis. |
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| This is an A-7H of the Hellenic
Air Force (Greece). Serial #159662...refueling probe removed. |
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| This is an A-7E of the Hellenic
Air Force (Greece). Serial #159962...refueling probe intact. |
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| This is an A-7D of the United
States Air Force in 1972 during the "Linebacker"
campaigns. |
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| This is an A-7E of the Royal
Thai Naval Air Division in 1995. |
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| This is an A-7P of the
Portuguese Air Force painted in
commemorative retirement markings celebrating 64,000 flight hours and 18
years with the F.A.P. on July 10 1999. There is a Falcon head on one
side and a Tiger head on the other side. |
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Also included in this package are 2
black and white pages of instructions showing the placement of all the stencils
for the different Air Forces on this decal sheet.
