Pilots Called It the ‘Short Little Ugly Fellow’ — The A-7 Corsair II Flew Vietnam, Grenada, and Desert Storm Without a Single Combat Loss in the Gulf War

Pilots Called It the ‘Short Little Ugly Fellow’ — The A-7 Corsair II Flew Vietnam, Grenada, and Desert Storm Without a Single Combat Loss in the Gulf War

19FortyFive Photographed the A-7 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson In academia (as well as the culinary world of beef and eggs), the “A” grade certifies a top-quality finished product. Meanwhile, in casino gambling, “7” is considered a lucky number (which is why Elvis sang the line “Let me shoot a 7 with every shot” in “Viva Las Vegas“). So, by that rationale, the Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) A-7D Corsair II (AKA the “S…