The A-4 Skyhawk, nicknamed "Tinker Toy" for its small frame, was a versatile and legendary U.S. Navy and Marine Corps attack ...

In the early morning hours on July 4th, 1986, 21-year-old Lance Corporal Howard A. Foote Jr. climbed a ladder leading into the cockpit of an A-4M Skyhawk. He started the jet up, taxied to one of ...

In Top Gun—undoubtedly the most culturally relevant military aviation film ever made—the A-4 pops up multiple times.

A-4 Skyhawk: The Legendary ‘Bomber’ That Outlived Its Time. Developed for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps in the early 1950s, the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk went on to play ...

The Skyhawk was sadly retired from U.S. Marine and Navy service in the late 90s and early 2000s, but there are places all across America and around the world where people can go and get an up ...

That’s how Marine Lance Cpl. Howard A. Foot Jr. spent America’s birthday on July 4th, 1986, when the then-21-year-old mechanic clambered into the cockpit of an A-4M Skyhawk at El Toro Marine ...

Summary: The A-4 Skyhawk, a cost-effective and agile attack jet, holds a significant place in military aviation history, demonstrating that not all influential aircraft need to be exorbitantly priced.

Douglas went on to produce about 3,000 units total across 20 variants of the A-4 Skyhawk that were primarily used by the United States Navy and Marine Corps — though, other nations took ...

An A4M Skyhawk taking off in 1989. (U.S. Marine Corps photo) Sentries tried to stop Foote as he taxied the aircraft for takeoff, but they just couldn’t get his attention.

Kevin Donahue, a former A-4 Skyhawk pilot in the Marine Corps, speaks during Thursday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the new site of a Skyhawk jet being moved from the Santa Ana Civic Center to ...