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He was on the Ranger when I was born. It was supposed to go to Dry dock before I was on it. There was always a Catapult or engine breaking down. I think it was Decommissioned in the 90s ?

I was a AQ in the Navy 81-85 & with VA-192 82-85. I really enjoyed troubleshooting the electronics & checking the Weapons systems before the Ordys loaded the weapons. It was a reliable & deadly accurate light bomber. On board the USS Ranger (CV-61) in 83-84 our Corsairs spent more time as the...

I worked on A-7 Corsairs in the early 80s. I was on the USS Ranger in 83-84 during Grenada. I admired the Intruder for its all weather flying capabilities. Our A-7s logged more Alert fighter hours than the F-14s did. I guess theres no need to have a Intruder as the alert fighter since a Corsair...