1981  - A VA-27 A-7E Corsair II configured as a tanker is ready for launch off the waist catapult aboard USS Coral Sea CV-43. (Image Source - Mat Garretson)

 1981  - An A-7E Corsair II CAG NK-400 of the VA-27 Royal Maces on the flight line at NAS Fallon. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Mar 10, 1981  - Royal Mace A-7E sits on the flight line at NAS Fallon.(Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)

 Mar 10, 1981  - Royal Mace A-7E sits on the flight line at NAS Fallon.(Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)

 Jul 1981  - VA-27 NK414 A-7E Corsair II showing one of the early Lo-Viz paint schemes. (Image Source - Don Spering via Eduardo Rivera)

 Oct 10, 1981  - An air-to-air view of a Soviet Il-38 Ilyushin aircraft, NATO designation "May," and a U. S. Navy A-7E Corsair II aircraft from Attack Squadron 27 (VA-27) assigned to Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14). (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)

 Oct 10, 1981  - A U.S. Navy Vought A-7E Corsair II fighter from attack squadron VA-27 Royal Maces (pilot LCdr. Dave Park), Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14), based on the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43), intercepts a Soviet Iljushin Il-38 May reconnaissance plane over the Pacific. (Image Source - Lt. David M. Kennedy / US Navy)

 1982  - A-7E of VA-27 taxi's aboard USS Coral Sea CV-43. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Apr 1, 1982  - A-7 Corsair II aircraft from Light Attack Squadrons 27 and 97 (VA-27 and VA-97) return after a Western Pacific deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43). (Image Source - DoD)

 Apr 19, 1982  - A VA-27 Corsair II on Cat 2 aboard USS Coral Sea CV-43. Lower left is Final Checker AE2 Paul Gagliano. Note the Walleye hung under the port wing. (Image Source - Paul Gagliano)

 Aug 20, 1982  - An LTV A-7E of VA-27 NK410 taxis up to the catapult aboard USS Coral Sea off California. [Image Source - SDASMA - Rene Francillon]

 Oct 21, 1982  - CAG Royal Mace 400 sits on the flight line at NAS Lemoore awaiting engine replacement. (Image Source - Trevor Bartlett)

 1983  - VA-27 A7-E coming in over the sun for a landing on the USS Coral Sea CV-43. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1983  - VA-27 Mace tied down on the deck of USS Coral Sea CV-43. (Image Source - Ken Larkin)

 1983  - A Royal Mace "Final Checker" inspects a VA-27 A-7E as it rolls up to the cat. Note the all gray paint scheme for this deployment aboard the USS Coral Sea. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1983  - Note the tail logo is now a glove and mace, no "shark's teeth". (Image Source - US Navy)

 1983  - Royal Mace A-7E getting ready to launch off the starboard cat of the USS Coral Sea CV-43. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1983  - VA-27 onload to the USS Coral Sea CV-43. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1983  - Mace 400 climbs after a bolter on USS Coral Sea. (Image Source - Jeff Wilson)

 1983  - A snow covered Royal Mace onboard the USS Coral Sea CV-43 for the World Cruise. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1983  - VA-27 A-7E Corsair II 407 in low-viz paint scheme taxiing out to the runway - unknown location. (Image Source - Rene Francillon)

 1983  - Two VA-27 Royal Mace A-7E's await onload aboard USS Coral Sea CV-43. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1983  - VA-27 A-7E Mace 402 taxi's on to Cat 2 aboard USS Coral Sea CV-43. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1983  - VA-27 Royal Mace A-7E Corsair II #410 at full power on Cat 1 aboard USS Coral Sea CV-43. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1984  - Royal Mace A-7E painted in unique low-visibility scheme sits on the flight line - unknown location. Note how large the Glove & Mace are on the tail and the white side numbers. (Image Source - Rene Francillon)

 1984  - Royal Mace A-7E painted in unique low-visibility scheme sits on the flight line - unknown location. Note how large the Glove & Mace are on the tail and the white side numbers. (Image Source - Rene Francillon)

 1984  - Royal Mace A-7E painted in unique low-visibility scheme sits on the flight line - unknown location. Note how large the Glove & Mace are on the tail and the white side numbers. (Image Source - Urs Baettig)

 1984  - Royal Mace A-7E painted in unique low-visibility scheme sits on a flight line. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1984  - VA-27 A-7E Corsair II NK-411 taxiing on the field. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Feb 1984  - Royal Mace A-7E painted in unique low-visibility scheme sits on the flight line at NAS Fallon. Note how large the Glove & Mace are on the tail and the white side numbers. (Image Source - eBay)

 Feb 27, 1984  - Royal Mace A-7E painted in unique low-visibility scheme sits on the flight line at NAS Fallon. Note how large the Glove & Mace are on the tail and the white side numbers. (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)

 Feb 27, 1984  - Royal Mace A-7E painted in unique low-visibility scheme sits on the flight line at NAS Fallon. Note how large the Glove & Mace are on the tail and the white side numbers. (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)

 Feb 27, 1984  - VA-27 Royal Mace A-7E NK-400 CAG painted in unique low-visibility scheme sits on the flight line at NAS Fallon. Note how large the Glove & Mace are on the tail and the white side numbers. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Dec 2, 1984  - The pack aboard USS Carl Vinson CVN-70. A VA-27 A-7E Corsair II #410 is parked just forward of a VA-3B Skywarrior aircraft from Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 1 (VQ-1). (Image Source - DoD)

 Dec 10, 1984  - An A-7E of the VA-27 Royal Maces shown on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson CVN-70. (Image Source - Unknown)

 Dec 10, 1984  - VA-27 A-7E Corsair II NL-404 #156840 shown aboard USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 while in port at Yokosuka, Japan. (Image Source - Takashi Hashimoto)

 1985  - VA-27 A-7E Corsair making approach to the USS Carl Vinson CVN-70. (Image Source - Mark Medina)

 1985  - WestPac USS Carl Vinson CVN-70. A VA-27 Plane Captain man's his plane. (Image Source - Greg Lake)

 1985  - VA-27 Mace 411 sitting on the Andrews AFB flight line. (Image Source - Bob Garrard)

 1985  - A Royal Mace A-7E performing air-to-air refueling with a KA-3B Whale tanker of VAK-308.
[Image Source - Rick Murchison]

 1985  - VA-27 A-7E Corsair II NL-401 in low-viz paint scheme taxiing out to the runway - unknown location. (Image Source - Rene Francillon)

 1985  - VA-27 A-7E Corsair II NK400 parked in the pack aboard USS Carl Vinson CVN-70. (Image Source - Jerry de Witt)

 1985  - A group of VA-27 A-7E Corsair II's spotted on the deck of USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 as sailors conduct a FOD walkdown. (Image Source - Unknown)

 Jan 1, 1985  - WestPac USS Carl Vinson. VA-27 Royal Mace 406 at full power, ready to go. (Image Source - DoD)

 Apr 4, 1985  - Right front view of an A-7 Corsair II of VA-27 landing aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70). An F-14 Tomcat aircraft is on the right. (Image Source - DoD)

 Apr 4, 1985  -  Hanger Bay view of several A-7E's of VA-27 & VA-97 aboard USS Carl Vinson CVN-70. (Image Source - US Navy/ National Archives)

 Apr 4, 1985  - An air-to-air left side view of five A-7 Corsair II aircraft, three from the VA-27 Royal Maces and two from the VA_97 Warhawks. The aircraft are armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. (Image Source - National Archives)

 Apr 4, 1985  - An air-to-air right side view of five A-7 Corsair II aircraft, three from the VA-27 Royal Maces and two from the VA_97 Warhawks. The aircraft are armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. (Image Source - National Archives)

 Apr 4, 1985  - An air-to-air right side view of five A-7 Corsair II aircraft, three from the VA-27 Royal Maces and two from the VA_97 Warhawks. The aircraft are armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. (Image Source - National Archives)

 Jun 23, 1985  - A vertical view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft preparing to launch from the deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70). The aircraft is backed up to a Mark-7 blast deflector with afterburners engaged. An A-7E Corsair II of VA-27 aircraft is parked alongside the F-14.(Image Source - National Archives)