In Top Gun—undoubtedly the most culturally relevant military aviation film ever made—the A-4 pops up multiple times.
the A-4 saw combat in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the Falklands War, and Operation Desert Storm. The Skyhawk has been flown by a wide array of nations, including Argentina, Israel, Brazil ...
One of the most famous Skyhawk missions came during the Falklands War, where Argentine A-4 Skyhawks attacked British Royal Navy forces and sank the HMS Coventry. The Falklands War put the United ...