During the years 1974-1986, the A-4 also equipped the Blue Angels Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron. The Navy retired its last Skyhawk in 2003, a full 51 years after the sea service issued a ...

Many current Blue Angels fans have never seen the team fly in any other aircraft. Prior to their 1986 transition to the Hornet, the team flew the A-4 Skyhawk . Another shot of the farewell flight.

T he six pilots perform spectacular feats of daring in the blue sky, diving from thousands of feet in their shiny blue A-4 Skyhawk fighters, twirling, somersaulting, sometimes almost dancing in ...

A-4 Skyhawk Top Speed: How Fast Is The Fighter Jet? Tech Cars Entertainment Military Science Tools Reviews Features. ... The Blue Angels, from 1974 to 1986 before it was replaced by the F/A-18 Hornet.

The post-Vietnam era brought new airplanes for the Blue Angels, who flew the A-4 Skyhawk between 1974 and 1986, at which time the squadron began transitioning to the F/A-18 Hornet, an airplane ...

Blue Angels headline a list of military and civilian performers. Skip to Article. ... Vintage military aircraft will also fly, including Vietnam War-era AH-1 "Cobra" helicopters and an A-4 "Skyhawk." ...

The Blue Angels have had numerous appearances at the AirShow over the years, including last July. Rud, a Portland, N.D., native, led the Blue Angels' transition from the A-4 Skyhawk to the F/A-18A ...

While the Blue Angels may have preferred the Hornet over the Super Hornet, they'll adapt to the new platform. The team has flown jets with less power, like the A-4 Skyhawk, as well as planes that ...

Al Cisneros stands next to a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, the type of plane he flew as a member of the Blue Angels. 30 years ago, the Texas Legislature established the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame to ...