A U.S. Navy Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E <i>Corsair II</i> (BuNo 160873) of an Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) enroute to its target during the 1991 Gulf War. The aircraft is carrying Mark 20 <i>Rockeye II</i> anti-tank cluster bombs on its outboard wing pylon and an AIM-9L <i>Sidewinder</i> missile on it fuselage pylon. VA-72 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>John F. Kennedy</i> (CV-67) for a deployment to the Indian Ocean from 15 August 1990 to 28 March 1991.
Cdr. John Leenhouts, USN
1991-02-01
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