Naval Air Combat Mission Vietnam

This is an authentic combat mission filmed from an A-7E Corsair II carrier based attack aircraft deployed aboard the USS Enterprise. This was filmed with Super 8 movie film and edited with very basic technology in 1971.The sound track was added in 1972. The narration was accurate at the time, but is no longer, of course. It was later converted to VHS and then to DVD. It was recently edited to under 10 minutes. I apologize for the quality. It was filmed from June to December in 1971. It is dedicated to the officers and men of Attack Squadron 27, and those who served aboard the USS Enterprise.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Vietnam
• Air
• Combat
• Naval
• Bombing
• Mission
• 1971
• USS
• Enterprise
• VA-27
• Attack
• Squadron
• 27
• A-7
• A-7E

[MadTarnsman]

During my Navy years in the A-7 community, I always wondered where the pilots fit their balls in the cockpit. This aircraft was a bomb barge with twin .50 caliber guns, a 20mm Vulcan on the E models, a Sidewinder on the side fuselage mount but that was it. The ONLY combat aircraft more helpless than the A-7 was the A-6!! I don't know how these guys did it!!

[photoguy73]

@MadTarnsman Well, apparently your seeing eye dog failed to take you around the multiple weapon stations where we usually hung ten 500lb MK-82 bombs, and often a Shrike anti-radiation missile. Everyone is entitled to an opinion of course, but the poor souls on the receiving end of those bombs would probably disagree with your description of "helpless." Since they were blown clear to hell they are not in a position to comment to the contrary.

[RickyboyH]

Great video! I especially liked that the camera (at the end) was mounted in the front, so that you could see the yellowshirts direct the plane to its parking spot after landing on the carrier. Also i dont understand why they called it the SLUF.. Any aircraft that manged to bring the ordnance on target with pinpoint precision, and then being able to bring its crew safely home, is a beautiful aircraft in my book!

[photoguy73]

I agree!

[photoguy73]

Well, as an A-7 pilot I would have to say it was the superior aircraft, and flown by superior pilots!

[Tarten46]

@photoguy73 no slack in light attack...

[TheHwriat]

Still flying from the Hellenic Air Force!!!!!!

[crjaded]

Awesome vid SLUF driver!

[mroots76]

my day worked on the flight line with A-7's.they look bad ass!he was on the enterprise .R.I.P dad.(AD1 Hurd)

[somedaysatan]

SLUFs inbound!

[pujols2112]

VA-27 Royal Maces featured on this one... My dads squadron.