1. THE CORSAIR'S LAST HURRAH.
- Author
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RIBEIRO, MARCELO
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CORSAIR II (Jet attack plane) , *OPERATION Desert Shield, 1990-1991 , *PERSIAN Gulf War, 1991 , *AIR defenses , *HISTORY of military aeronautics ,AMERICAN aerial operations in the Persian Gulf War, 1991 ,UNITED States Naval aviation - Abstract
The article discusses the use of the LTV A-7E Corsair II attack aircraft by the U.S. Navy (USN) in the Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm during the Gulf War in the early 1990s. Topics explored include the scheduled retirement of the aircraft prior to the Gulf War, the effectiveness demonstrated by the aircraft in its mission focused on the suppression of enemy air defenses, and information on aircraft specifications such as engine, armament, and maximum speed.
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- 2020