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Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Carried More Bombs Than B-17 Bomber
Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk ... U.S. Navy's first-line fighter-bomber, the A-4 served in a number of roles, including as an aggressor aircraft and as advanced ...
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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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The A-4 Skyhawk Is A Movie Star—And A Great Fighter Jet, Too
In Top Gun—undoubtedly the most culturally relevant military aviation film ever made—the A-4 pops up multiple times. The A-4 Skyhawk ... aggressor aircraft during training at Fighter Weapons ...