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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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A-4 Skyhawk: The Warplane That Freaked Out America's Enemies
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 ...
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Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Carried More Bombs Than B-17 Bomber
The Skyhawk also saw action in other global conflicts including the Yom Kippur War and the Falklands War. Today, nearly seven decades after the aircraft took its first flight in 1954, some A-4 ...