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 ...

The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk gets lost in the mix sometimes ... making the jet a ubiquitous Cold War staple with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. Even today, a few A-4s are still in service ...

This Douglas A4D-2N (A-4C) Skyhawk is one of these comeback cases ... As for this one, it comes from ex-US Navy/Marine Corps surplus stock that left service sometime in the mid-to-late 1970s.