Douglas A-4 Skyhawk

Douglas A-4 Skyhawk.

The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is an American military jet aircraft. Its first flight was in 1954. It was first used by the US Navy in 1956. The Skyhawk was one of the main attack aircraft of the Vietnam War.

Many foreign countries used it, such as Argentina, Israel, Kuwait, and Singapore. The Argentina Air Force used theirs in the Falklands War for attacks against British forces.

Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Media

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  The XA4D-1 prototype in 1954

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  The second production A4D-1

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  A4D Skyhawk with the rear fuselage removed and an engine being slid into place, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, 1959

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  An A4D-2 (A-4B) refueling a F8U-1P (RF-8A)

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  Thermal cockpit shield for nuclear weapons delivery

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  A U.S. Navy TA-4J Skyhawk of TW-3 on the deck of USS Lexington, 1989

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  A-4F Skyhawk of the Blue Angels US Navy aerobatic team in 1975

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  VA-146 A-4Cs over the Gulf of Tonkin in August 1964; USS Kearsarge steams below.

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  A U.S. Navy A-4E attacking a train in North Vietnam with a Zuni rocket.

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  Armed A-4Fs on USS Hancock, 1972