1978  - Great shot of VA-27 Royal Mace & VA-97 Warhawk A-7E's aboard USS Enterprise CVN-65. Note one VA-27 Low-Vis paint scheme bird. [Image Source - Jerry de Witt]

 1978  - Great shot of VA-27 Royal Mace & VA-97 Warhawk A-7E tails aboard USS Enterprise CVN-65. Note one VA-27 Low-Vis paint scheme bird. [Image Source - Jerry de Witt]

 1978  - Great shot of VA-27 Royal Mace NK-405 trapping aboard USS Enterprise CVN-65 as the tires touch the deck and kick up smoke. (Image Source - AMH3 Chris Parcell)

 1978  - VA-27 NK-400 CAG A-7E ca.1978 on a flight line. (Image Source - Unknown)

 1978  - VA-27 A-7E Corsair II NK-410 on an unknown flight line ca. 1978. (Image Source - Unknown)

 1978  - VA-27 A-7E Corsair II NK-400 sitting on the NAS Lemoore flight line. (Image Source - Unknown)

 1978  - An LTV A-7E Corsair II of the VA-27 Royal Maces NK-406 traps aboard the USS Enterprise CVN-65. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1978  - VA-27 A-7E Corsair II configured as a tanker parked in the "pack" aboard USS Enterprise CVN-65. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1978  - VA-27 & VA-97 A-7E Corsair II's in the "Six Pack" aboard USS Enterprise CVN-65. (Image Source - Naval Aviation News)

 1978  - VA-27 CAG NK-400 BuNo on the ramp at NAS Lemoore. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1978  - VA-27 A-7E Corsair II NK-406 parked on the flight line. Looks like the hanger queen for the squadron at the time. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1978  - VA-27 A-7E Corsair II NK-400 sitting on the NAS Lemoore flight line. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Jan 2, 1978  - VA-27 A-7E CAG NK-400 trapping aboard USS Enterprise CVN-65 for CAR-QUALS. (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)

 Jan 15, 1978  - VA-27 Mace NK-402 (although side number not yet painted) A-7E is painted in an experimental camouflage scheme, possibly the Ferris Camouflage scheme. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Jan 18, 1978  - VA-27 Mace NK-402 A-7E is painted in an experimental camouflage scheme, possibly the Ferris Camouflage scheme. (Image Source - Japanese web site)

 Jan 18, 1978  - VA-27 Mace NK-402 A-7E is painted in an experimental camouflage scheme, possibly the Ferris Camouflage scheme. (Image Source - Japanese web site)

 Jan 18, 1978  - Mace 402 A-7E is painted in an experimental camouflage scheme, possibly the Ferris Camouflage scheme. (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)

 Jan 18, 1978  - Mace NK-402 A-7E is painted in an experimental camouflage scheme, possibly the Ferris Camouflage scheme. (Image Source - Rene Francillon)

 Jan 18, 1978  - Mace NK-402 A-7E is painted in an experimental camouflage scheme, possibly the Ferris Camouflage scheme. (Image Source - Rene Francillon)

 Jan 18, 1978  - Mace NK-402 A-7E is painted in an experimental camouflage scheme, possibly the Ferris Camouflage scheme. (Image Source - Mick Roth)

 Jan 18, 1978  - Mace NK-402 A-7E is painted in an experimental camouflage scheme, possibly the Ferris Camouflage scheme. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Jan 18, 1978  - Mace 402 A-7E is painted in an experimental camouflage scheme, possibly the Ferris Camouflage scheme. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Jan 18, 1978  - Mace NK-402 A-7E is painted in an experimental camouflage scheme, possibly the Ferris Camouflage scheme. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Jan 18, 1978  - Mace NK-402 A-7E is painted in an experimental camouflage scheme, possibly the Ferris Camouflage scheme. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Jan 18, 1978  - Mace NK-402 A-7E is painted in an experimental camouflage scheme, possibly the Ferris Camouflage scheme. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Jan 18, 1978  - Mace NK-402 A-7E is painted in an experimental camouflage scheme, possibly the Ferris Camouflage scheme. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Jan 18, 1978  - Mace NK-402 A-7E is painted in an experimental camouflage scheme, possibly the Ferris Camouflage scheme. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Jan 18, 1978  - Mace NK-402 A-7E is painted in an experimental camouflage scheme, possibly the Ferris Camouflage scheme. (Image Source - Mick Roth)

 Feb 8, 1978  - VA-27 Mace NK-407 in partial paint parked next to Mace NK-402 painted in an experimental camouflage scheme, possibly the Ferris Camouflage scheme. (Image Source - Michel van Klaveren)

 Feb 8, 1978  - VA-27 A-7E NK-407 in partial paint on the taxi way at NAS Lemoore. (Image Source - Michel van Klaveren)

 Mar 1978  - VA-27 A-7E Corsair II CAG NK-400 taxiing on the ramp at NAS Lemoore. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Mar 2, 1978  - VA-27 CAG Mace NK-400 on the catapult aboard USS Enterprise CVN-65. (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)

 Mar 2, 1978  - VA-27 A-7E flying over the USS Enterprise CVAN-65. (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)

 Mar 2, 1978  - VA-27 A-7E NK402 executing a touch and go aboard USS Enterprise CVAN-65. (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)

 Mar 2, 1978  - VA-27 A-7E CAG Mace NK-400 waiting behind jet blast deflectors aboard USS Enterprise CVAN-65. (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)

 Mar 2, 1978  - VA-27 A-7E NK-403 executing a touch and go aboard USS Enterprise CVAN-65. (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)

 Mar 2, 1978  - VA-27 A-7E NK-402 trapping aboard USS Enterprise CVAN-65. (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)

 Apr 13, 1978  - Pacific Ocean. A Flight Deck Director signals the pilot of A-7E Corsair II's aircraft of Attack Squadron 27 (VA 27) NK-403 to taxi into position for launch from the flight deck of USS Enterprise (CVN 65) during RIMPAC 78 Exercise. Photographed by PH2 P.J. Salesi, April 13, 1978.(Image Source - US Navy)

 Dec 1978  - This is probably around when the squadron was switched from CVN-65 to CV-43. Note that the CAG paint scheme on NK-400 is the old CVN-65 paint scheme but USS Coral Sea appears on the tail. "00" was repainted by the summer of 79 with the green tipped tail and different Mace on the tail. (Vought Heritage Museum)

 Dec 1978  - VA-27 A-7E Corsair II-USN NK-400 parked on the flight line. This is around the time when the squadron was switched from CVN-65 to CV-43. Note that the CAG paint scheme is the old CVN-65 paint scheme but USS Coral Sea appears on the tail. "00" was repainted by the summer of 79 with the green tipped tail and different Mace on the tail. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1979  - Two VA-27 A-7E Maces NK-410 & NK-407 over the Central Valley of California. (Image Source - Bruce Henion)

 1979  - An A-7E Corsair II attack aircraft from VA-27 NK-411 attached to the attack aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43) at an unknown location. (Image Source - Robert L. Lawson / Naval Aviation Museum)

 1979  - VA-27 A-7E NK-414 sits on the flight line at NAS Lemoore. (Image Source - Unknown)

 1979  - VA-27 A-7E Corsair II NK-410 sits on the flight line at Andrews AFB. (Image Source - Unknown)

 1979  - VA-27 Mace NK-406 sits on the flight line. (Image Source - Unknown)

 1979  - VA-27 CAG A-7E Corsair II NK-400 on the ramp at NAS Lemoore. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1979  - VA-27 A-7E Corsair II NK-400 CAG taxiing on the ramp at NAS Lemoore. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1979  - CAG VA-27 Royal Mace A-7E NK-400 on the NAS Lemoore flight line. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1979  - An A-7E Corsair II of the VA-27 Royal Maces on approach to touchdown at NAS Lemoore, CA. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1979  - VA-27 A-7E NK-410 with practice bombs taxiing out from the flight line at NAS Lemoore. (Image Source - US Navy)