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Following a briefing by Maj. Bill Campenni, the unit’s Chief of Plans who would be flying with us, we walked to the apron, where about 20 dark-green chamouflage-colored A-7s squatted in the sun. The airplane I was to ride in was the 149th’s only 2-seater, an A-7K nicknamed Elvira. Equipped and painted like the others, only its slightly elongated canopy sets it apart fron the rest.
Hooking up the parachute, oxygen line, and other accessories took about 20 minutes. While we waited for clearance to taxi, I examined the controls surrounding me. The narrow cockpit is loaded with switches and dials, dominated by a huge green cathode ray tube and compass. The rear cockpit, usually occupied by an evaluator or instructor, has all of the same equipment and controls as in front.
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