A-4 Skyhawk

US Navy and Marine Corps

XA4D-1 and A4D-1 (A-4A)

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  XA4D-1 prototype in 1954
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  The second production A4D-1
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  Douglas A4D-1, Skyhawk, 1956 Leading edge slat deployed, with vortex generators visible
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  VA-93 A4D-1 being loaded on the USS Ticonderoga
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  A-4A at China Lake in 1964

A-4B (A4D-2)

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  VA-12 A4D-2s of CVG-10 in 1959 on the USS Forrestal
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  A4D-2 about to be launched from the USS Forrestal
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  A-4B of VA-22 on USS Kearsarge in 1964
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  VA-22 A-4B with an AIM-9B Sidewinder
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  VA-66 A4D-2 during bombing practice
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  A4D-2s from VA-81 in 1961
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  A4D-2 of VA-81 on the USS Forrestal
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  A4D-2 of VA-81 having just landed aboard the USS Forrestal
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  VA-83 A4D-2 from USS Forrestal refueling F8U-1P
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  VA-83 personnel in 1958 abaord USS Essex
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  A-4Bs of VA-83 from USS Hornet
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  VA-86 A4D-2s over USS Randolph in 1958
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  A-4Bs of VSF-1 on USS Yorktown in 1966
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  Fleet Air Gunnery Unit A4D-2 in 1958
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  A3D-2 of VMA-121 in 1960
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  A-4B of VMA-214 on USS Hornet in 1964
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  A4D-2s of VMA-225 in 1959
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  A4D-2 of VMA-311 with 18 bombs in 1960
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  A4D-2s of VMA-324 on USS Coral Sea in 1960
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  A-4B on display, Bee County (Texas)

A-4C (A4D-2N)

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  A4D-2N prototype in 1958
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  VA-15 A-4C landing on the USS Intrepid in 1967
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  VA-22 A-4C firing rockets
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  A-4C of VA-55 landing on the USS Ticonderoga
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  A-4Cs of VA-81 on the JFK in 1968
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  VA-81 A-4Cs on the USS John F. Kennedy in 1967
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  A-4Cs of VA-93 from USS Ranger
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  VA-93 A-4C on the catapult of USS Ranger
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  A-4C of VA-106 on USS Shangri-La, 1965
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  A-4C of VA-106 on display at NAS Jacksonville
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  A-4C of VA-112 on the USS Ticonderoga in 1969
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  A-4C of VA-113 landing on the USS Kitty Hawk
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  VA-146 A-4Cs passing over USS Kearsarge in August 1964
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  VA-192 A-4C on display at NAS North Island
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  A-4Cs of CVW-6 in the hangar bay ot USS Enterprise, 1964
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  A-4C of VSF-1 on USS Yorktown in 1969
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  H&MS-15 A-4C on USS Hornet, 1965/66
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  A-4C of VMA-223 on the USS Yorktown
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  VMA-225 A4D-2N in 1960
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  VMA-225 A-4C at MCAS Iwakuni, 1965
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  A-4Cs of VMA-533 during in-flight refueling
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  AGM-45 Shrike being fired from an A-4C
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  A-4C on display

A-4E

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  A-4E 3-side-view
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  nuclear shield on a VA-44 A-4E
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  VA-45 A-4E intercepting a Soviet Tu-126 in 1973
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  A-4E of VA-94 landing on USS Bon Homme Richard, 1970
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  VA-106 A-4E about to take off from the USS Intrepid
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  VA-152 pilot ejecting from his A-4E on the USS Shangri-La
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  A-4Es of VA-153 on the USS Coral Sea
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  Strike camera on an A-4E of VA-153 on the USS Coral Sea
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  A-4E of VA-155 on the USS Coral Sea
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  VA-163 A-4E crash-landing on the USS Oriskany
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  VA-164 A-4E en route to North Vietnam in 1967
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  A-4E/Fs of CVW-5 on USS Bon Homme Richard
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  A-4E of VC-1 refuleing VMFA-235 F-4J, 1977
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  VMA-124 A-4E in the 1970s
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  VMA-131 A-4E at the Pacific Coast Air Museum
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  VMA-223 A-4E over Vietnam
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  VMA-311 A-4E over Vietnam in 1970
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  A-4Es of VMA-311 on USS Coral Sea, 1973

A-4F

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  AGM-45 on a A-4F on the USS Hancock
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  A-4Fs on the USS Hancock in 1972
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  A-4F of VA-127 in 1975
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  VA-164 A-4F returning from a strike in 1972
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  A-4Fs of VC-7 in 1975
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  Loading bombs on a Marine A-4F
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  VA-212 A-4Fs from USS Hancock refueling RF-8Gs
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  Blue Angeles A-4Fs in 1984
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  Blue Angeles A-4Fs in delta formation
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  Blue Angels A-4F and team in 1982
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  John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in front of a A-4F

TA-4F/J

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  TA-4E first flight, 30 June 1965
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  TA-4F of VF-126 in 1992
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  TA-4F of VA-164 on the USS Hancock
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  TA-4F of H&MS-13 in 1975
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  TA-4F of H&MS-32 in 1978
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  TA-4Fs of VC-8, ca. 1980
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  TA-4J of VC-1 over Hawaii in 1976
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  VC-1 TA-4Js flying with USAF F-105Ds
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  TA-4Js of VC-10, ca. 1981
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  LT. Patricia A. Denkler on a VT-4 TA-4J, 1982
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  TA-4J of VT-7 on USS Carl Vinson in 1984
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  TA-4Js of VT-7 at NAS Pensacola, 1993
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  TA-4Js of TW-3 on the USS Lexington in 1989
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  TA-4J of VC-8, the last active USN A-4 squadron, 2003
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  TA-4J of the National Museum of Naval Aviation
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  TA-4J being refueled by a NATC UC-880, 1986

A-4L

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  A-4L of VA-203 in 1970
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  A-4Ls of VA-204 on USS Coral Sea in 1973
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  A-4L of VA-205 landing on USS Saratoga in 1975

A-4M

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  BuNo 160264: the 2960th and last built Skyhawk
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  A-4M 3-side-view
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  A-4M of VMAT-102 dropping napalm
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  US Marine Corps A-4Ms of VMA-214
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  A-4M of VMA-214 Blacksheep at MCAS Misawa in 1980
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  VMA-214 A-4M at MCAS Futenma in 1988
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  A-4M of VMA-331 awaiting takeoff
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  A-4M of VMA-322 Fighting Gamecocks in 1988
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  MAG-32 OA-4M at MCAS Cherry Point in 1990
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  A Skyhawk´s rear end
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  speedbrake and wing detail
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  MER on the centerline station
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  LAU-61C/A rocket launcher (19× 2.75-inch rockets) on a wing station
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  AGM-84A on an PTMC A-4

Argentina

 See also categories: A-4 Skyhawk of the Argentine air force and A-4Q Skyhawk.

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  2010, A-4AR Fightinghawk

Australia

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  A-4G of VF-805 on the HMAS Melbourne in 1976
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  A-4G launched from the HMAS Melbourne
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  A-4G of VF-805 lands-on HMAS Melbourne, 1980
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  A-4G among Trackers on HMAS Melbourne

Brazil

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  AF-1 on the carrier Sāo Paulo
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  AF-1 making a touch and go landing on the USS Ronald Reagan

Indonesia

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  Indonesian A-4H on display
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  Indonesian A-4 at Museum Pusat TNI AU Dirgantara Mandala

Israel

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  IAF A-4N
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  Israeli A-4 Skyhawk shot down in 1973 war with Egypt.
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  Israeli A-4 Skyhawk shot down in 1973 war with Egypt.
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  In the Israeli Air Force Museum in Hatzerim.
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  In Hatzerim Air Force Base.
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  In Hatzerim Air Force Base.

Kuwait

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  A-4KU assembly 1977
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  A-4KU assembly 1977
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  A-4KU assembly 1977
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  A-4KU assembly 1977
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  A-4KU assembly 1977
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  A-4KU
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  16 A-4KUs during Desert Storm
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  Four A-4KUs before takeoff in 1991

New Zealand

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  Royal New Zealand Air Force A-4K
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  RNZAF A-4K in 1984
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  A-4Ks at Clark Air Base in 1984
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  TA-4K on a training mission in 1984
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  closeup of a TA-4K
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  TA-4K of the RNZAF museum
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  badge of No.75 Squadron RNZAF

Singapore

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  USN Bu. No. 145013, retired Singapore A-4S 607 in the old livery of Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC, now Republic of Singapore Air Force).
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  USN Bu. No. 145047, static display fuselage of a retired Singapore TA-4S 651.
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  USN Bu. No. 145073/cn-12319, a retired Singapore A-4SU 929 as gate guard.
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  USN Bu. No. 147742/cn-12506, a retired Singapore TA-4SU 900.
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  A-4SU at Korat (Thailand) in 2002 (Note the empty multiple ejector rack (MER) mounted on the centerline hardpoint).
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  A-4SU Super Skyhawks.
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  Head on view of an A-4SU.
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  Stepped cockpit layout/close-up of the Douglas/ST Aerospace TA-4SU Super Skyhawk trainer.
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  A TA-4SU Skyhawk mock up on display at the stand of Singapore Aircraft Industries (SAI) at Asian Aerospace (AA), 30 January 1988.