A U.S. Navy Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E-5-CV <i>Corsair II</i> (BuNo 156872) from Attack Squadron VA-97 "Warhawks" launching from the aircraft carrier USS <i>Coral Sea</i> (CV-43). VA-97 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) aboard the <i>Coral Sea</i> for a deplyoment to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean from 13 November 1979 to 11 June 1980. This A-7E was also the personal aircraft of the Commander CVW-14.
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