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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, developed in the 1950s, became a versatile light attack-bomber known for its speed, maneuverability, and heavy bomb load ...
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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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Nearly Flightworthy A4-C Skyhawk Sits 3/4 Complete in Arizona Hangar, Already for Sale
This Douglas A4D-2N (A-4C) Skyhawk is one of these comeback cases ... a sports car engine like what the F-104 Starfighter and F-4 Phantom II were flying with in those days. You had 8,400 lbs ...
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Douglas A-4
The A-4 was meant to be small, yet it was required to pack a punch. In the 1950s, in the coldest days of the Cold War, the United States Navy ...