| − | The A-7s combat debut came in [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]], where it was effective in attacks on North Vietnamese MiG bases and on the [[Ho Chi Minh Trail]] in [[Laos]]. One shining star on the career of the airplane came when six A-7s with Mark 55 mines, supported only by several [[F-4]]s and two [[EA-6 Prowler]]s, mined [[Haiphong Harbor]] in 1972. Despite doubts by some military leaders, the aircraft held its own against supersonic jets. | + | The A-7s combat debut came in [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]], where it was effective in attacks on North Vietnamese MiG bases and on the [[Ho Chi Minh Trail]] in [[Laos]]. One shining star on the career of the airplane came when six A-7s with Mark 55 mines, supported only by several [[F-4]]s and two [[EA-6 Prowler]]s, mined [[Haiphong]] [[Harbor]] in 1972. Despite doubts by some military leaders, the aircraft held its own against supersonic jets. |