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VA-27 Naval Aviation News
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1972 - Cover of Naval Aviation News. (Image Source - Rodd Karp)
VA-27 USS Enterprise CVN-65
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1972 - VA-27 A-7E NK-410 is shot down the waist cat aboard USS Enterprise CVAN-65. (Image Source - US Navy)
VA-27 USS Enterprise CVN-65
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1972 - Six VA-27 A-7E's in formation above the clouds. (Image Source - US Navy)
1972 - A-7E 406 of the Royal Maces - VA-27 in flight. (Image Source - US Navy)
1972 - Two VA-27 A-7E Corsair II Royal Maces NK-414 & NK-401 in formation above the desert. (Image Source - US Navy)
1972 - Four VA-27 A-7E Corsair II's in formation above the clouds. (Image Source - US Navy)
1972 - Flight of two VA-27 Royal Mace A-7E's NK-401 & NK-400. Likely around the end of 1972 when the squadron started painting the Mace on the rudder. Tailpipe markings show USS ENTERPRISE. (Image Source - Unknown)
1972 - An A-7E Corsair II from VA-27 Royal Maces NK-412 sits on a flight line. (Image Source - Unknown)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157440 [V]
VA-27 USS Enterprise CVAN-65
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1972 - CAG VA-27 A-7E NK-400 ready to launch from the angle deck aboard USS Enterprise CVAN-65. (From the photo collection of Tom Knudson - Westpac's 71-72 & 72-73.)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157592 [V]
VA-27 USS Enterprise CVAN-65
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1972 - VA-27 A-7E NK-404 being respotted on the deck of USS Enterprise CVAN-65. (From the photo collection of Tom Knudson - Westpac's 71-72 & 72-73.)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157460 [V]
VA-27 USS Enterprise CVAN-65
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1972 - VA-27 Ordies using a "hernia bar" to load a MK-82 a bomb on a Royal Mace A-7E on the deck of USS Enterprise CVAN-65. (From the photo collection of Tom Knudson - Westpac's 71-72 & 72-73.)
VA-27 USS Enterprise CVAN-65
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1972 - A VA-27 Plane Captain pulls a power cable over to Royal Mace A-7E NK-412 aboard USS Enterprise CVAN-65. (From the photo collection of Tom Knudson - Westpac's 71-72 & 72-73.)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157440 [V]
VA-27 USS Enterprise CVAN-65
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1972 - VA-27 A-7E NK-401 ready to launch from USS Enterprise CVAN-65. (From the photo collection of Tom Knudson - Westpac's 71-72 & 72-73.)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157441 [V]
1972 - VA-27 A-7E NK-401 airborne.(From the photo collection of Tom Knudson - Westpac's 71-72 & 72-73.)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157441 [V]
1972 - VA-27 A-7E NK-401 airborne.(From the photo collection of Tom Knudson - Westpac's 71-72 & 72-73.)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157441 [V]
1972 - VA-27 A-7E NK-404 airborne.(From the photo collection of Tom Knudson - Westpac's 71-72 & 72-73.)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157460 [V]
VA-27 USS Enterprise
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1972 - VA-27 A-7E NK-412 ready to launch from USS Enterprise CVAN-65. (From the photo collection of Tom Knudson - Westpac's 71-72 & 72-73.)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157440 [V]
1972 - VA-27 A-7E NK-402 high above the clouds at sunset. (From the photo collection of Tom Knudson - Westpac's 71-72 & 72-73.)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
158658 [V]
Apr 1972 - An A-7E Corsair II from VA-27 Royal Maces NK-400 sits on the flight line at NAS Lemoore. (Image Source - Unknown)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157592 [V]
Apr 1, 1972 - Three Royal Mace A-7E's, NK-404, NK-400 & NK-401, from the USS Enterprise CVAN-65 in formation. (Image Source - US Navy)
Apr 16, 1972 - Several A-7E Corsair II Maces parked in a row on the flight line at NAS Lemoore. The A-7 on the end without MODEX markings is in the process of changing from NK-401 to NK-404. (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157441 [V]
VA-27 Operation Linebacker II
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Dec 1972 - An A-7E Royal Mace NK-405 carrying an AGM-45 Shrike on an anti-SAM mission from the early 70's when they were assigned to the USS Enterprise, The Big "E". (Image Source - US Navy)(Image Source - US Navy)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157454 [V]
VA-27 A-7E Mountains
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1973 - Great shot of the CAG NK-400 A-7E Mace over the mountains. First appearance of the mace on the vertical stabilizer and also note the Battle "E" won for 1972. (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum - Submitted by Shane Batt)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
158832 [V]
1973 - Eight Royal Maces in their A-7E Corsair II's, NK-400 through NK-407, flying in formation. Note the Battle E on the fuselage. (Image Source - Vought Heritage Museum)
VA-27 A-7E Formation
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1973 - Two VA-27 A-7E's NK-403 & NK-410 flying sorties from CVAN-65. (Image Source - US Navy)
VA-27 A-7E Formation
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1973 - Flight of three VA-27 A-7E's, NK-401, NK-400 & NK-415, over mountainous terrain. (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)
1973 - VA-27 Royal Maces A-7E NK-412 parked on the flight line at NAS Lemoore. Note the Battle "E" painted on the fuselage. (Image Source - US Navy)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157523 [V]
1973 - VA-27 Royal Mace NK-412 on the flight line at Fairchild AFB in Spokane, WA. (Image Source - Robert W. Karlosky)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157523 [V]
1973 - A VA-27 A-7E Royal Mace NK-400 returning from a mission over Vietnam as the USS Enterprise CVAN-65 turns into the wind in the Tonkin Gulf. (Image Source - Tom Knudson)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
158832 [V]
1973 - VA-27 Royal Maces A-7E NK-412 parked on the flight line at NAS Lemoore. Note the Battle "E" painted on the fuselage. (Image Source - Rene Francillon)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157523 [V]
1973 - VA-27 Royal Maces A-7E NK-412 parked on the flight line at NAS Lemoore. Note the Battle "E" painted on the fuselage. (Image Source - Rene Francillon)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157523 [V]
1973 - Royal Mace Corsair II NK-412 on the flight line at Fairchild AFB in Spokane, WA. (Image Source - Robert W. Karlosky)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157523 [V]
1973 - VA-27 Royal Maces A-7E NK-412 parked on the flight line at NAS Lemoore. Note the Battle "E" painted on the fuselage. (Image Source - US Navy)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157523 [V]
1973 - VA-27 A-7E Mace NK-414 sitting on the NAS Lemoore flight line. (Image Source - US Navy)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
156816 [V]
1973 - VA-27 A-7E Mace NK-403 on approach to an airfield. (Image Source - V. Kraus)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
156808 [P]
1973 - VA-27 Royal Maces A-7E CAG NK-400 taxiing on the flight line at NAS Lemoore. Note the Battle E painted on the fuselage. (Image Source - Urs Baettig)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
158832 [V]
VA-27 A-7E NAS Lemoore
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1973 - VA-27 Royal Maces A-7E NK-412 parked on the flight line at NAS Lemoore. Note the Battle "E" painted on the fuselage. (Image Source - Urs Baettig)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157523 [V]
VA-27 USS Enterprise
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1973 - VA-27 A-7E launches off the bow off USS Enterprise CVAN-65. (Image Source - US Navy)
VA-27 A-7E NAS Lemoore
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1973 - VA-27 Royal Maces A-7E NK-412 parked on the flight line at NAS Lemoore. Note the Battle "E" painted on the fuselage. (Image Source - US Navy)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157523 [V]
VA-27 A-7E NAS Lemoore
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1973 - VA-27 A-7E Corsair II NK-414 sitting on the NAS Lemoore flight line. (Image Source - US Navy)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
156816 [V]
VA-27 A-7E Flight Line
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1973 - VA-27 A-7E Corsair II-USN NK-405 parked on a flight line. (Image Source - Carl J. Waldenmaier)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157454 [V]
VA-27 A-7E NAS Lemoore
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1973 - VA-27 Royal Maces A-7E NK-412 parked on the flight line at NAS Lemoore. Note the Battle "E" painted on the fuselage. (Image Source - US Navy)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157523 [V]
VA-27 A-7E NAS Lemoore
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1973 - VA-27 Royal Maces A-7E NK-412 parked on the flight line at NAS Lemoore. Note the Battle "E" painted on the fuselage. (Image Source - US Navy)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157523 [V]
Aug 21, 1973 - Royal Mace NK-404 sitting on the flight line at NAS Miramar. (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157441 [P]
1974 - VA-27 A-7E NK-402 flying a sortie from USS Enterprise CVAN-65. (Image Source - US Navy)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
158658 [V]
VA-27 USS Enterprise CVAN-65
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1974 - CAG NK-400 A-7E Corsair II Royal Mace on the flight deck of the USS Enterprise CVAN-65. First use of the multicolor spikes on the tail. (Image Source - US Navy)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
158832 [V]
1974 - Two A-7E VA-27 Royal Maces NK-407 & NK-401 in formation. (Image Source - Unknown)
VA-27 USS Enterprise
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1974 - VA-27 Mace tails aboard USS Enterprise CVAN-65. (Image Source - Doc Waldrop)
VA-27 USS Enterprise
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1974 - VA-27 A-7E Corsair II NK-405 is waiting to taxi as a Grumman F-14 Tomcat of VF-1 Wolfpack launches off the angle deck of USS Enterprise CVAN-65. (Image Source - Doc Waldrop)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
157466 [P]
Mar 1974 - An A-7E Corsair II NK-402 of the VA-27 Royal Maces parked on an unknown flight line. (Image Source - Unknown)
- Type: A-7E
- Buno(s):
158658 [V]
VA-27 Pictures 
