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By the late 60's/early 70's...the USN A-1 Skyraider was pushed away from strike over the beach to an offshore/on call RESCAP asset....the loads got smaller. Below are some photos pulled from All Gore's internet....you can see that gone are the days of wall to wall (wingtip to wingtip) bombs to go dump over the beach....and slimmed down to some rockets and fuel tanks. Mabey a MK81 or MK81 thrown in there. And of course....there is a full load of 20MM ready to be unleashed (unless they jammed). Cheers Collin

Well since the A-7 gear (main for sure) were same design as the F-8 gear...here are some shots from the SLUF: https://airfighters.com/photo/179384/M/Greece-Air-Force/LTV-Aerospace-A-7E-Corsair-II/159639/ https://airfighters.com/photo/155471/M/Greece-Air-Force/LTV-Aerospace-TA-7C-Corsair-II/156753/ https://airfighters.com/photo/154879/M/Greece-Air-Force/LTV-Aerospace-TA-7C-Corsair-II/156753/ https://airfighters.com/photo/148316/M/Greece-Air-Force/LTV-Aerospace-TA-7C-Corsair-II/156753/ https://airfighters.com/photo/121822/M/Greece-Air-Force/LTV-Aerospace-TA-7C-Cor

https://www.alamy.com/a-marine-f-8-crusader-jet-takes-off-from-the-da-nang-air-base-in-vietnam-on-january-20-1968-in-this-photo-the-aircrafts-landing-gear-is-retracting-as-it-becomes-airborne-the-image-was-captured-by-1stlt-j0-olsen-and-is-a-defense-department-photograph-caption-a-marine-f-8-crusader-jet-takes-off-from-da-nang-air-base-with-retracting-landing-gear-photo-by-1stlt-j0-olsen-january-20-1968-defense-department-photograph-image574147116.html https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/F-8E_Crusader_of_VMF%28AW%29-232_taking_off_from_Da_Nang_c1967.jpg

Naval Air Test Center (big "ASW" on tail, red radome etc.) SHACK!!!!

“Cleared for takeoff, switching airborne”…… Great looking F-5!! Cheers Collin

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Looking for: 1/32 HK Mosquito B Mk IV Series II or HK 1/48 B-25J Glass Nose Trade away: SH 1/32 T-2C Trumpeter 1/32 AV-8B Desert Storm Harrier no box. Hasegawa 1/32 OA-4M no box. Cheers Collin

"Stay on Target.....Stay on Target".... Looking forward to seeing this in-flight build when finished!! Cheers Colllin

We mixed loads on different wings (say ROCKEYE on one wing, and MK-82's on the other...but never mixed high & low drag weapons on the same TER (assume MER would have the same limit). Not only for safe separation reasons....but also setting up your Armament Control Panel (at least in the old days). GW will be in shortly to set us right. Cheers Collin

Well this is good news for sure.

Please let it be more like Academy's 1/35 Zulu....and not been set upon by the mad-rivetter!! Just started building an in-flight Zulu....would like to add a nice Whiskey in the future. Cheers Collin

If MLT is "Unicorn Tears"...then VMS Satin is "Fairy Gold Dust"......it's magical. Cheers Collin

I’ve been doing the same thing Steve does. Clear acrylic rod and build up a corresponding square or cylinder receptacle inside the fuselage the next size up. Your kit is 1/48, same as my Crusader…so it’s not a super heavy kit to make in-flight (unlike some 1/32 kits that take a little more work). Cheers Collin

I’ll meet you on the range Greg…I just took off, brief on guard…guns only. Look forward to watching your build. Cheers Collin