February 1991. Under the burning Iraqi sun, dark shadows streak across the vast, golden expanse of desert dunes. In a sky crowded with sleek stealth fighters and state-of-the-art supersonic jets, the US Navy’s Attack Squadron 46’s weapon of choice is perhaps a surprising one: the LTV A-7 Corsair II. Nicknamed the “Short Little Ugly Fella,” […]LTV A-7 Corsair II – the ‘Short Little Ugly Fella’
February 1991. Under the burning Iraqi sun, dark shadows streak across the vast, golden expanse of desert dunes. In a sky crowded with sleek stealth fighters and state-of-the-art supersonic jets, the US Navy’s Attack Squadron 46’s weapon of choice is perhaps a surprising one: the LTV A-7 Corsair II. Nicknamed the “Short Little Ugly Fella,” […]