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FAA planned to replace its A-4s with F/A-18s or F-16s but bought 34 former USMC Skyhawks and upgrade them to the A-4AR standard
The first A-4AR Fighting Hawk (in recognition of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, which was the source of its new avionics) reached Argentina on Dec....
The Israeli Air Force A-4’s “Barrel”: the Yom Kippur War-era modification that extended the Skyhawk’s nozzle
This slight shift farther back from the missile’s normal ‘hot’ aiming point actually made the difference in the two aircraft's survivability
For more than...
How an A-4 pilot was able to fly his stricken Skyhawk from Haiphong to the Gulf of Tonkin
‘All the warning lights were on, including the fire-warning light. The A-4 was on fire. There was smoke coming out of my oxygen mask,’...
Why the AV-8B was more fun to fly than the A-4
The Skyhawk
Douglas produced 2,960 A-4 Skyhawk attack aircraft between 1954 and 1979. Designed to be compact for cost efficiency and to allow for more...
How a skilled USAF female GCI controller helped a USMC A-4 pilot and his wingman win a DACT engagement against two F-15s
‘I recall meeting her in the briefing; she did not fit the mold that most people would have of someone directing fighters into combat....