Wilikinton247:
Thats the USS Constellation. The only carrier to operate A-7s in Desert Storm was the John F. Kennedy. I have the Osprey book A-7 Corsairs in Combat 1975-1991 and it doesn’t mention any Navy Corsairs carrying Mavericks. We know the Corsair could carry them, because the USAF was using them on the D model from the -65s introduction. The Navy used the -65F and it’s tough to find a date when it was introduced. I wouldn’t be surprised if the USN tested Mavericks on the SLUF but I’ve never seen any evidence that they carried them in Combat or planned to. By 1991 Va-46 and VA-72 were the last two active A-7 squadrons in the Navy, and they deactivated right after Desert Storm ended.