The Green Demons deployed to Lechfeld Air Base, Augsburg, West Germany, in August-September 1976, for "Coronet Redcoat", the first time the A-7 had gone to Europe. We flew non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean from Myrtle Beach AFB to Lechfeld on 30 August, with four inflight refuelings along the way during the 10.2 hour flight. In Germany, some of us got to ride in the backseat of a German Air Force F-104. We returned to Myrtle Beach AFB on 22 September, after four inflight refuelings and an overnight stop at Griffiss AFB, Rome, New York.
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Coronet Redcoat	Flight Route	Mission Data Card
Inflight Refueling	TDY Squadron Building	Local Newspaper Article
Some of Our A-7s		Some of Our A-7s
MB Newspaper Article	Host Squadron Plaque	Welcome from Our Hosts
F-104 before My Flight	F-104s	Demon in Bavarian Lederhosen
Oktoberfest	Oktoberfest	Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest	Oktoberfest	Oktoberfest
Bavaria	Munich	Dachau
Dachau	Our Hosts	Green Demons and F-104
Mission Data Card	German town	Mission Data
A-7D Tactical Fighter Report		A-7D Tactical Fighter Report (pg 2)

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