In the early morning hours on July 4th, 1986, 21-year-old Lance Corporal Howard A. Foote Jr. climbed a ladder leading into the cockpit of an A-4M Skyhawk. He started the jet up, taxied to one of ...

That’s how Marine Lance Cpl. Howard A. Foot Jr. spent America’s birthday on July 4th, 1986, when the then-21-year-old mechanic clambered into the cockpit of an A-4M Skyhawk at El Toro Marine ...

The A-4 Skyhawk was one of the most recognisable fighter aircraft from the Vietnam era. A small, agile, carrier-ready design, ...

Fleet Readiness Center East reports the completion of a restoration project of a retired Douglas A-4M Skyhawk aircraft. The center’s Aircraft Clean and Paint Shop team worked to restore the ...

• 4m. T he Douglas A-4 Skyhawk was a single-seat, ... The Douglas Aircraft Company delivered production models with the single Pratt & Whitney J52-P-6A engine that pushed out 8,500 pounds of thrust.

The aircraft has been upgraded with an alternator conversion. Its IFR panel includes Garmin G3X avionics with GTX 375 transponder, Garmin G5 instrument, GAD 29B, GNC 255, and GRT 225.

Correction: A previous version of this story mislabeled the status of Argentina’s A-4M Skyhawk aircraft. They are currently unserviceable. SANTIAGO, Chile — Argentina’s president has ruled ...

The Skyhawk was swiftly improved in the A-4B variant with improved avionics and the capability for air-to-air refueling—not just with tanker aircraft, but even from one Skyhawk to another.

Summary: The A-4 Skyhawk, a cost-effective and agile attack jet, holds a significant place in military aviation history, demonstrating that not all influential aircraft need to be exorbitantly priced.

This 1960 A-4C Skyhawk, listed for sale via Controller, is a fine example of that. One of the U.S. Navy’s best aircraft, it was innovative at the time of its built, due to the significantly ...

SANTA ANA – A 41-foot military A-4M Skyhawk plane will adorn the Santa Ana Civic Center, thanks to a dying police captain whose dream it was to fly. The late Dan McCoy spearheaded efforts to ...

It looks like those who enjoy gazing up at the old Marine Corps A-4M Skyhawk attack jet that’s on display in the Orange County Civic Center Plaza will soon have to do their admiring at the ...