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A-7D 69-6191 assigned to the 6150 TS, 6512 TW, Air Force Flight Test Center, based at Edwards AFB seen on the transient line at Luke AFB.
Before the USAF got involved in Vietnam, the standard Navy Gull Grey over white scheme was adopted for corrosion prevention and to protect the acft from the effects of a nuclear blast (remember that the conventional doctrine at the time was that limited war could not happen because it would immediantly lead to nuclear exchange...).
The Century series of fighters in the natural metal scheme caused the USAF a lot of problems with major airframe corrosion, and you see late model F-100's and F-101C/ RF-101C's recieving grey paint on some hight corrosion areas such a the wings and belly areas. This led to the Gull Grey over white scheme.
Before the USAF got involved in Vietnam, the standard Navy Gull Grey over white scheme was adopted for corrosion prevention and to protect the acft from the effects of a nuclear blast (remember that the conventional doctrine at the time was that limited war could not happen because it would immediantly lead to nuclear exchange...).
The Century series of fighters in the natural metal scheme caused the USAF a lot of problems with major airframe corrosion, and you see late model F-100's and F-101C/ RF-101C's recieving grey paint on some hight corrosion areas such a the wings and belly areas. This led to the Gull Grey over white scheme.
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Now that is cool - first time I've ever seen an Air Force A-7 painted in that scheme - the tail markings look cool as well!