A7K First Flight

Digital transfer of a 16mm film recovered from the Vought Corporation archives, this silent film documents the first flight of the A-7K, a two-seat variant built for the Air National Guard. This first A-7K was a converted A-7D, s/n 73-1008. 30 A-7Ks were to follow, each being built from the ground up. She would first fly on November 7, 1980.