1968  - Introducing ATKRON 27, the Royal Maces. Here is a great shot of the squadron over NAS Lemoore flying the Ling-Temco-Vought A-7A Corsair ll. This was picture was taken in late January. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1968  - Lt. Karp flying a VA-27 Royal Mace A-7A along the coast of Vietnam (Image Source - Rodd Karp)

 1968  - VA-27 Royal Mace A-7A above the clouds. (Image Source - Rodd Karp)

 1968  - Nice overheah shot of the USS Constellation CVA-64 with several Royal Mace A-7A's on deck.(Image Source - Cdr. George Pappas)

 1968  -  VA-27 A-7A NK-615 launching from the USS Constellation CVA-64 off the coast of Vietnam. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1968  - Nice shot of four Royal Mace A-7A's, NK-601, NK-612, NK-614 & NK-606, over a mountain range prior to their first deployment. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1968  -  Nice shot of four Royal Mace A-7A's, NK-614, NK-606, NK-601 & NK-612, over a mountain range prior to their first deployment. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1968  - Two Royal Mace A-7A's, NK-610 & NK-604 over a mountain range. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1968  - An A-7A Royal Mace Corsair II NK-601 leaving the deck of the USS Constellation CVA-64 with a full load of MK-82 bombs for a mission over Vietnam.(Image Source - US Navy)

 1968  - VA-27 A-7A Corsair II NK-607 at power on the catapult aboard USS Constellation CVA-64. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1968  - VA-27 A-7A Mace NK-610 trapping aboard USS Constellation CVA-64. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1968  - VA-27 A-7A Corsair II NK-614 approaches the USS Constellation CVA-64 after a bombing run in Vietnam. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1968  - VA-27 Royal Maces A-7A NK-614 touching down on the runway at NAS Fallon. Note the LAU-68 rocket pod on a TER under the port wing. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1968  - A couple of VA-27 A-7A Mace's in the "pack" after recovery aboard USS Constellation CVA-64. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1968  - A-7A Corsair IIs of VA-27, NK-601, NK-602 & NK-603 taxi out for a practice bombing mission while operating from NAS Fallon, Nevada. (Image Source - LTV)

 1968  - VA-27 A-7A NK-606 on the catapult aboard USS Constellation CVA-64 ready for launch for a mission over Vietnam. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1968  - VA-27 Royal Mace A-7A's lined up on the flight line. NK-614 shown on the end of the line. (Image Source - Unknown)

 1968  - Three VA-27 A-7A's, NK-603, NK-604 & NK-610 in the six pack aboard USS Constellation CVA-64 somewhere on Yankee Station. (From Mat Garretson, Photo by Richard Powell)

 1968  - A bomb-laden A-7A of VA-27, NK-605, and an F-4B of VF-143 spell double-trouble as they move into position for launch from USS Constellation CVA-64 during air strike operations off the coast of Vietnam. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1968  - An A-7A Corsair II of the VA-27 Royal Maces, NK-610, spotted aft aboard USS Constellation CVA-64 for the next launch cycle for a bombing mission over Vietnam. This was from the first ever deployment of the squadron. (Image Source - Terry Green)

 1968  - VA-27 Royal Mace A-7A Corsair II NK-616 sitting on the NAS Lemoore flight line. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Jul 1968  - VA-27 A-7A NK-601 recovers aboard USS Constellation, its pilot having expended the aircraft's rocket's and bombs. Two months later, on 14 September 1968, this aircraft was hit by flak during an attack near Vinh. The pilot, VA-27 CO CDR George Pappas, made an arrested landing at Da Nang, but the A-7 veered off the runway and was destroyed by the subsequent fire. Cdr. Pappas successfully ejected and landed nearby the blazing wreckage. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Jul 8, 1968  - An A-7A Royal Mace NK-615 loaded with Zuni rockets and sidewinders flying over the Tonkin Gulf. (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)

 Aug 1968  - Two U.S. Navy Ling-Temco-Vought A-7A Corsair II of Attack Squadron 27 (VA-27) "Royal Maces" ("NK-606") and VA-97 "Warhawks" ("NK-514") await launching from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) in the Gulf of Tonkin, in August 1968.

 Aug 27, 1968  - A shot of one of the first Royal Mace Corsair II jets in action off of Vietnam in 1968-69 aboard the USS Constellation CVA-64. NK-602 an A-7A of VA-27 is about to launch for a mission over North Vietnam armed with Mk 82 Snakeye 500 pound low drag bombs and a pair of AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. Another VA-27 A-7A can be seen waiting behind CAT 1. The black crosshair on the radome was used as a visual marker for the LSO to distinguish the A-7 from the F-8.rn(Image Source - US Navy)

 Sep 1968  - A busy flight deck aboard the Connie CVA-64 as high tempo ops are conducted in the Gulf of Tonkin. A VA-27 Royal Mace A-7A Corsair II launches from the angle deck as two other Maces, NK-605 & NK-610 are shown loaded and waiting and waiting for the next launch cycle. (Image Source - Charles Turner)

 Oct 10, 1968  - A-7A NK-602 of VA-27 Royal Maces lugging x4 LAU-10 rocket pods, refuels somewhere off the Vietnamese coast from an EKA-3B Skywarrior tanker/Electric Whale of VAQ-130 Zappers. The Zappers were the first EW squadron in the USN and a true pioneer of the fleet.rnrnBoth machines were operating as part of CVW-14 aboard the USS Constellation from May 1968 - January 1969. (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)

 Oct 10, 1968  - A-7A NK-602 of VA-27 Royal Maces lugging x4 LAU-10 rocket pods, refuels somewhere off the Vietnamese coast from an EKA-3B Skywarrior tanker/Electric Whale of VAQ-130 Zappers. The Zappers were the first EW squadron in the USN and a true pioneer of the fleet.rnrnBoth machines were operating as part of CVW-14 aboard the USS Constellation from May 1968 - January 1969.(Image Source - US Navy)

 Oct 13, 1968  - A-7A Mace NK-604 (154346) on approach to NAF Atsugi. (Image Source - Masaaki Hayakawa)

 Oct 13, 1968  - A-7A Royal Mace NK-615 on approach to NAF Atsugi. (Image Source - Masaaki Hayakawa)

 Oct 15, 1968  - A-7A Mace's NK-612 and NK-610 taxi in to take off position at NAF Atsugi. (Image Source - Masaaki Hayakawa)

 Dec 1968  - Four attack aircraft A-7A Corsair II of VA-27, NK-602, NK-617, NK-614 & NK-604, fly over the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV-64) in the Gulf of Tonkin after a combat mission over Viet Nam in December of 1968. (Image Source - Cdr. George Pappas)

 Dec 1968  - Four VA-27 A-7A's, NK-604, NK-614, NK-617 & NK-602 rolling in to deliver their MK-82's on target in Vietnam. (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)

 Dec 1968  - A flight of four VA-27 Royal Mace A-7A's, NK-614, NK-604, NK-617 & NK-602 heading into Vietnam for a bombing mission. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1969  - Vietnam - VA-27 Royal Maces A-7A Corsair II NK-606, dropping bombs. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1969  - Nice look at the exhaust of a Royal Mace A-7A aboard USS Constellation CVA-64. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1969  - VA-27 Royal Maces A-7A NK-607 parked on the flight line at NAS Lemoore. (Image Source - Rene Francillon)

 1969  - VA-27 Royal Maces A-7A NK-613 parked on the flight line at NAS Lemoore. (Image Source - Rene Francillon)

 1969  - Nice shot of the USS Constellation CVA-64 underway off the coast of Vietnam. Several VA-27 A-7A Corsair II's are spotted forward after a recovery. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1969  - An A-7A Corsair II of the VA-27 Royal Maces approaches USS Constellation CVA-64 for an arrested landing. (Image Source - John L DeRose)

 1969  - Two VA-27 Royal Mace A-7A Corsairs aboard USS Constellation CVA-64 taxi up to the cats loaded for a mission over a Vietnam. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1969  - A VA-27 Royal Mace A-7A NK-607 on the flight deck of USS Constellation CVA-64. (Image Source - Mat Garretson)

 1969  - VA-27 Royal Mace LTV A-7A Corsair II's on the flight line at NAS Lemoore. Bird on the end of the row is NK-614. (Image Source - Mat Garretson)

 Feb 1, 1969  - VA-27 A-7A Mace NK-614 parked on the flight line at NAS Lemoore. (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)

 Feb 1, 1969  - VA-27 A-7A Royal Mace NK-612 on the flight line at NAS Lemoore. (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)

 Mar 1969  - LTV A-7A 153171 VA-27 NK-612 USS Constellation NAS Lemoore. [Image Source - SDASMA - Rene Francillon]

 Mar 1969  - LTV A-7A 153176 VA-27 NK-613 USS Constellation NAS Lemoore. [Image Source - SDASMA - Rene Francillon]

 Sep 1969  - VA-27 A-7A Corsair II NK-410 along with two VA-86 A-6's delivering their MK-82's on target in Vietnam. (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)

 1970  - A-7A Royal Mace NK-404 taxiing at NAF Atsugi. Note the MODEX has changed to 4XX. (Image Source - Takafumi Hiroe - http://www.gonavy.jp/)

 1970  - Mk-82 bombs coming off the racks of a VA-27 A-7E Corsair II NK-403 over the skies of Vietnam. (Image Source - US Navy)