page_title: VFA-27
section_title: 1980s
hierarchical_section_title: VFA-27 / History / 1980s
caption_attribution_description: English: A U.S. Navy Vought A-7E Corsair II fighter from attack squadron VA-27 Royal Maces (pilot LCdr. Dave Park), Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14), based on the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43), intercepts a Soviet Iljushin Il-38 May reconnaissance plane over the Pacific on 10 October 1981.
context_page_description: Strike Fighter Squadron 27, also known as the "Royal Maces", are a United States Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter squadron stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. They are a part of Carrier Air Wing 5 and are attached to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Their tail code is NF.
context_section_description: In April 1980, VA-27 participated in the Iranian hostage rescue attempt by providing air cover for the forces directly involved in the rescue operation.
  In August 1986, the squadron participated in the first carrier tactical flight operations in the Bering Sea since the end of World War II.
caption: A VA-27 A-7E intercepts a Soviet Il-38 in 1981
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