tornadoken speak good savvy, respect Sir.
I was looking at an A-7 in Lisbon just Tuesday past actually. Yup, I can confirm that that thing sure is ugly.
Always appeared to me as the runt of a litter of F-8 Crusaders. Was there ever actually a comparison between those types ie. was the F-8 ever trialled in the GA role? Woulda been interesting
This thread has also reminded me of watching Jags screaming down the Spey valley as a boy, then later visiting the OCU at Lossie.
Suffice to say, if I'd been tasked to go over the wall, I know which seat I'd have preferred, the pointy one