Photos Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, The Venerable "Scooter"

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A-4K Skyhawk from No. 75 Squadron flying low over Waiouru during a weapons training exercise, 28 May 2001

 

[uktabber]

Very cool pic mate, post more please!!!

 

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Thanks @EJ.

A4D from USS Midway

A-4E

A-4D - Marine designation (A-4B). USS ESSEX CVS-9 had a Marine squadron of these aboard. Sub Unit 1 H&MS 32 MAG32 was aboard during Midlink VI, Oct 1963. VA-81, Detachment 45 with their A-4D's came aboard Oct 1961 for a Nato cruise. Having this group aboard gave ESSEX the distinction of being the only CVAS in either fleet. A-4d's were aboard during the Cuban quarantine.

 

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June 1954, 69 years ago, the prototype of the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk flies for the 1st time. One of the many successful designs of Ed Heinemann

 

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Indonesian Air Force ex-Israeli A-4H, with visible extended jetpipes as protection against heat-seeking missiles

 

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Fleet Composite Squadron 5 (VC-5)

 

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RAN A-4G

 

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A4D-2

 

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Four aircraft of USN Carrier Air Group Three (CVG-3) in 1958: A Vought F8U-1 Crusader, a reconnaissance Grumman F9F-8P Cougar, a Douglas A4D-1 Skyhawk and a McDonnell F3H-2N Demon

 

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Santa Claus marshalling No. 2 Squadron TA-4K Skyhawk (NZ6251) at RNZAF Base Ohakea.18th December 1987

 

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Douglas A-4E Skyhawk of USN attack squadron VA-44 Hornets showing the thermal shield in different positions. The device was to be used after the delivery of a nuclear weapon, so that the pilot would be protected against the flash of the detonation. It is known that during the Lebanon crisis in 1958 Skyhawks of VA-83 Rampagers aboard the USS Essex (CVA-9), and of VA-34 Blue Blasters aboard the USS Saratoga (CVA-60) were armed with nuclear weapons and standing by for any upcoming 'emergency

 

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Brazilian Navy A-4KU over Minas Gerais (A11), in 2001.

A modernised AF-1C in August 2023 :

And an AF-1B (N-1004, 14554) on September 2023.

 

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Argentine Air Force Lockheed Martin A-4AR 'Fightinghawk' attack aircraft – during a recent training exercise in southern Argentina, October 2023

 

[LimaCharles]

The A-4 is definitely a neat bird. I still remember when I was a kid, seeing my mother crying for the first time after hearing on the news about the Blue Angels disaster with their A-4's back in the mid 80's

 

[F.L.]

ATAC A-4 :

 

[uktabber]

Aren't those A4's beautiful........That's a great photo, thanks for posting!!