356th Tactical Fighter Squadron A-7D 70-970 in hangar
<ul><li>1972: Aircraft delivered to 354th Tactical Fighter Wing/356th TFS, Myrtle Beach AFB, SC (C/N D-116)</li>
<li>Deployed to Korat RTAFB Thailand, October 1972</li></ul><dl><dd>The aircraft was flown on Nov. 18, 1972, by Maj. Colin A. Clarke on a nine-hour rescue support mission in Southeast Asia for which he received the Air Force Cross, the USAF's second highest award for valor in combat.    Afterwards, the aircraft was sent to Tinker AFB, Oklahoma for major repair after combat damage.</dd></dl><ul><li>Returned to Myrtle Beach AFB for service, April 1974.</li>
<li>Transferred to 120th Tactical Fighter Squadron, CO Air National Guard, 1977</li>
<li>Transferred to the National Museum of the United States Air Force, 31 January 1992</li></ul>
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1974
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