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When a US Navy A-4 pilot had to eject after a catastrophic turbine failure that turned his Skyhawk into a fireball
‘I had a catastrophic turbine failure that buzz sawed the back end of my plane and turned the plane into a fireball. I was...
US Naval Aviator discusses why the A-4 Skyhawk wasn’t a very good fighter
‘Yes, the A-4 Skyhawk was agile. However, it takes more than agility to make a good fighter,’ John Chesire, former US Naval Aviator and...
The A-4 involved in a barricade landing with the Skyhawk flown by John McCain
VA-163 went through 3 A-4 Skyahwk CAG jets on the ’67 cruise… 150132 was lost on Aug. 20, and 149959 went down over Hanoi,...