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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.
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Israel’s Kfir Fighter Is One Truly Terrifying Weapon of War
Israeli officials sought out a longer-range platform for ground-attack missions. The IAI Kfir would satisfy this need. Until the arrival of the American-made Douglas A-4 Skyhawk and McDonnell ...
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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 ...