Israeli officials sought out a longer-range platform for ground-attack missions. The IAI Kfir would satisfy this need. Until the arrival of the American-made Douglas A-4 Skyhawk and McDonnell ...

The Skyhawk has been flown by a wide array of nations, including Argentina, Israel, Brazil, Australia, Kuwait, Malaysia, and Singapore. The A-4 was designed as an attack aircraft to replace the ...

It was an average day for Israeli fighter pilot Yair Harlev ... A bird migrating south had crashed into the Skyhawk jet and triggered the ejection handle. Harlev’s life was saved only by his automatic ...