page_title: VFA-105
section_title: 1970s
hierarchical_section_title: VFA-105 / History / 1970s
caption_attribution_description: A U.S. Navy Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E-16-CV Corsair II (BuNo 159291) from Attack Squadron VA-105 Gunslingers in flight. VA-105 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) aboard the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 4 January to 14 July 1982. The A-7E 159291 is today on display on deck of USS Yorktown (CVS-10) at the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, South Carolina (USA).
context_page_description: Strike Fighter Squadron 105 also known as the "Gunslingers" is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia. The "Gunslingers" are an operational fleet squadron and fly the F/A-18E Super Hornet. Their radio callsign is "Canyon" and the tail code is AC.
context_section_description: In September and October 1970 following the hijacking of several airliners by Palestinians, the outbreak of serious fighting in Jordan and the invasion of Jordan by Syria, USS Saratoga, with VA-105 embarked, operated in the eastern Mediterranean, prepared to support an evacuation of Americans from Jordan and to show support for the Jordanian government.
  From June–December 1972, the squadron participated in Operation Linebacker and Operation Linebacker II, heavy air strikes against targets in North Vietnam to interdict the flow of supplies into South Vietnam.
  In May 1973, the squadron upgraded to the A-7E.
  As of December 1979 the squadron had two Western Pacific and six Mediterranean deployments to their credit.
caption: VA-105 A-7E Corsair II in 1982
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