File:A-7E VA-12 on cat of USS Eisenhower (CVN-69) 1979.jpg

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A U.S. Navy LTV A-7E Corsair II from Attack Squadron VA-12 Flying Ubangis about to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69). VA-12 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) aboard Eisenhower for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 16 January to 13 July 1979.

Note that the A-7E carries a drop tank with the name "Clinchers". Due to a conflict with an Air Force Squadron, VA12 used the name "Skull" when flying CONUS and Clincher when operating outside CONUS.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) 1979 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current10:21, 1 September 2012Thumbnail for version as of 10:21, 1 September 2012839 × 547 (324 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy LTV A-7E ''Corsair II'' from Attack Squadron VA-12 ''Flying Ubangis'' about to launch from the aircraft carrier USS ''Dwight D. Eisenhower'' (CVN-69). VA-12 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing ...