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A-4 Skyhawk: The Warplane That Freaked Out America's Enemies
Summary and Key Points: The A-4 Skyhawk, nicknamed "Tinker Toy" for its small frame, was a versatile and legendary U.S. Navy and Marine Corps attack aircraft. Entering service in the 1950s ...
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The U.S. Navy’s A4 Skyhawk Was the Stuff of Legend
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, encapsulated the Skyhawk’s ethos ...
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Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Carried More Bombs Than B-17 Bomber
The Navy retired its last Skyhawk in 2003, a full 51 years after the sea service issued a contract for the first prototype of the aircraft. In the skies over Vietnam, the A-4 Skyhawk logged more ...