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Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Carried More Bombs Than B-17 Bomber
Unlike most other carrier-based aircraft, the Skyhawk ... J65-W-4 engines. The first Skyhawks were delivered to Navy Attack Squadron VA-72 in October 1956. Despite having a maximum takeoff weight ...
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The U.S. Navy’s A4 Skyhawk Was the Stuff of Legend
post-World War II aircraft carriers. The Douglas Aircraft Company (now owned by Boeing) answered the Navy’s call by building the A-4 Skyhawk. Ed Heinemann, the lead designer for the A-4 Skyhawk ...