[WhiskeyPapa]

In 1975, an A-7 Corsair II was mounted on a pedestal outside the now closed Navy Master Jet Base, Cecil Field, Florida. On the base of the pedestal was a large bronze plaque bearing the inscription: “The main battery of the fleet.”

There used to a plastic kit of the A7 marketed that called it "The fist of the fleet."

But wasn't the A7 a disappointment also?

Walt

[tbeatty]

But wasn't the A7 a disappointment also?

The A7 was a single engine, subsonic attack plane. `The single engine made it tough on pilots who lost it over water. Now, all carrier aircraft must have at least 2 engines.