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The Israeli A-4 pilot who completed his first flight on the Skyhawk during the first combat sortie of “Yom Kippur” war
“Only three pilots in the entire history dared to go on a combat sortie in an aircraft they had never flown before. I am...
When a WWI biplane simulated an attack on a Skyhawk reaching a guns-tracking position
World War I aircraft
World War I experienced remarkable advancements and innovations in the design, manufacturing, and later mass production of aircraft. Each nation developed...
A-4 Skyhawk pilots recall thrilling CAS missions during the siege of Khe Sanh
The A-4 CAS missions flown during the siege of Khe Sanh
The 1968 Tet Offensive was part of a larger communist attack that mostly failed,...
Why Israel picked the Skyhawk over the Jaguar
The Skyhawk
For more than ten years, France was Israel's primary supplier of weapons. However, by the middle of the 1960s, it was determined to...
The story of LTJG Al Crebo and his Stricken A-4
LTJG Al Crebo wasn’t able to get his stricken A-4E back aboard USS Bon Homme Richard but it did keep flying long enough for...