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	a 4 skyhawk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Skyhawk was designed by Douglas' Ed Heinemann in response to a Navy call for a jet-powered attack aircraft to replace the A-1 Skyraider.
		Skyhawks received much use in the early years of the Vietnam War until being supplanted by the A-7 Corsair II in the light bomber role.
		Skyhawks carried out some of the first air strikes by the US during the conflict and a Marine Skyhawk is believed to have dropped the last US bombs on the country.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /a_4_skyhawk.html (866 words)

	A-4 Skyhawk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Skyhawk was designed by Douglas' Ed Heinemann in response to a U.S. Navy call for a jet-powered attack aircraft to replace the A-1 Skyraider.
		Trainer versions of the Skyhawk remained in Navy service, however, found a new lease on life with the advent of adversary training, where the nimble A-4 was used as a stand-in for the MiG-17 in dissimilar air combat training (DACT).
		Skyhawks were well loved by their crews for being tough and agile.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/A-4_Skyhawk (1993 words)

	A-4 Skyhawk -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Skyhawk was designed by Douglas' (additional info and facts about Ed Heinemann) Ed Heinemann in response to a (additional info and facts about U.S. Navy) U.S. Navy call for a jet-powered attack aircraft to replace the (additional info and facts about A-1 Skyraider) A-1 Skyraider.
		The last Marine Skyhawk was delivered in (additional info and facts about 1979) 1979, and were used until the mid- (The decade from 1990 to 1999) 1990s.
		Trainer versions of the Skyhawk remained in Navy service, however, found a new lease on life with the advent of adversary training, where the nimble A-4 was used as a stand-in for the (additional info and facts about MiG-17) MiG-17 in dissimilar air combat training (DACT).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/a/a-4_skyhawk.htm (1462 words)

	a4 skyhawk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk (formerly A4D Skyhawk, Douglas later McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing) is an attack aircraft originally designed to operate from United States Navy aircraft carriers.
		The Skyhawk was designed by Douglas' Ed Heinemann in response to a Navy call for a jet-powered attack aircraft to replace the AD-1 Skyraider.
		The diminutive Skyhawk soon received the nicknames "Scooter", "Bantam Bomber", and on account of its nimble performance, "Heinemann's Hot-Rod".
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /A4_Skyhawk.html (831 words)

	A4D (A-4) Skyhawk
		The Skyhawk was initially designed as a lightweight, daylight-only nuclear capable strike aircraft for use in large numbers from aircraft carriers.
		Skyhawks provided the U.S. Navy and Marines and friendly nations with a maneuverable yet powerful attack bomber which had great altitude and range capabilities, plus an unusual flexibility in armament capacity.
		The formal ceremony for the TA-4J Skyhawk's retirement from the training command was held in June 1998 at NAS Pensacola, Fla.; however, the TA-4J officially retired in September 1998, handing over Navy advanced jet training to T-45 Goshawks.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/aircraft/a-4-var.htm (1233 words)

	A4D (A-4) Skyhawk
		The A-4 Skyhawk is a lightweight, single engine attack aircraft, with a design based on experience gained in the Korean War.
		The Skyhawk is capable of carrying literally hundreds of combinations of external stores including fuel tanks, both conventional and nuclear bombs, rockets, and Sidewinder missiles.
		The Skyhawk has a remarkably low gross weight of 18,311 pounds but can deliver a weapons load of 2,040 pounds at a mission radius of 680 miles with two 300-gallon external tanks; unrefueled ferry range is 2130 miles.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/aircraft/a-4.htm (511 words)

	All Wood Wings: A-4C Skyhawk, US Navy
		Skyhawks were manufactured and this aircraft was from a batch of 160 units numbered from 149487 to 149646.
		Skyhawks endured the most losses of any carrier-based aircraft in Vietnam with the loss of 195 of them in combat as well as the first two victims of surface-to-air guided missiles.
		The Skyhawk was used extensively by the US Navy and Marine Corps for two and a half decades with the Navy training on a two-seater version as late as 1999.
	allwoodwings.com /1-MilitaryPlanes/A-4C,Skyhawk,USN-MasterSeries.htm (995 words)

	Boeing - McDonnell Douglas History, A4D (A-4) Skyhawk, Light attack bomber
		Skyhawks provided the U.S. Navy and Marines and friendly nations with maneuverable, yet powerful, attack bombers that had great altitude and range capabilities, plus an unusual flexibility in armament capacity.
		The Skyhawk A4D was roughly half the empty weight of its contemporaries and could fly at 677 mph at sea level.
		Skyhawks were also used by the armed forces of Argentina, Australia, Israel, Kuwait, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and New Zealand, and they remained active with several air services into the 2000s.
	www.boeing.com /history/mdc/skyhawk.htm (251 words)

	VA-195 Photograph Album (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Skyhawks parked in the Bonnie Dick's hangar deck.
		Dambusters Skyhawks BuNo 145139, NM-508 and BuNo 147710, NM-509 and VF-193 Demon BuNo 145232, NM-301, refuel from a USAF KB-50 tanker, s/n 49-0358, as they operate from the USS Bon Homme Richard.
		BuNo.148488 Dambusters Skyhawk, NL-303, in the fueling pit at NAS Lemoore.
	www.a4skyhawk.org /3E/va195/va195p.htm (593 words)

	Skyhawk's pilots remember squadron's battles in Lebanon, Taiwan Strait (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		When you come onto the Naval Academy through Gate 8, the Skyhawk, which the Rampagers flew in '58, rests on the grass on the left hand side of Decatur Road in front of the fire department.
		The Skyhawk received the appropriate decals and fresh paint in the standard color from that era.
		The academy's Skyhawk provided a perfect backdrop for the group to remember their place in history.
	www.dcmilitary.com /navy/trident/9_21/features/29820-1.html (759 words)

	Douglas A4D Skyhawk
		The original A4D used a Wright J65 as its powerplant.
		The 2,960th Skyhawk was handed over to the U.S. Marines in 1979, the longest continuous manufacturing run of any U.S. military aircraft.
		The Skyhawk served with the armed forces of Argentina, Australia, Indonesia, Israel, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore.
	www.shanaberger.com /A4D.htm (137 words)

	1962 Aircraft Photo Gallery
		A4D-1 Skyhawk BuNo 137822, SHRIKE and unkown pilot, China Lake, 19 Jun 1962.
		VX-5 A4D-2N Skyhawk BuNo 148565, XE-8, and A-4E Skyhawk BuNo 149658, XE-23, circa 1962.
		The weapon was designed to be delivered by the A-4 Skyhawk and was guided by flight school washouts who were unable to master the landing ptotocol.
	www.chinalakealumni.org /1962.htm (1382 words)

	SKYHAWK PRODUCTION HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Inprovements incorporated in the A4D-2 (A-4B) Skyhawk were a stronger, "inside-out" rudder construction; a pressure fueling system with a probe for air-to-air refueling; external fuel tanks; stronger landing gear; additional navigation equipment; an improved air-to-ground ordnance delivery system; and an externally-carried "buddy store" package for air-to-air fueling of other aircraft.
		In 1961, two A4D-2 Skyhawks (BuNos 148490 and 148483) were borrowed by the U.S. Army and modified by Douglas for evaluation in competition with the Northrop N-156 (predecessor of the F-5) and an Italian Fiat G-91, for operations from unimproved airfieds near front lines.
		Modificatons of the Army Skyhawk included large dual wheels on beefed-up main landing gear mounts; a heavier wing to house the larger landing gear; and installation of an A-3 Skywarrior drag chute.
	www.skyhawk.org /2C/productionhistory.htm (4158 words)

	VA-93 Photograph Album (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		1964 Mighty Shrike Skyhawk BuNo 147740, NG 401, is parked by the island as VA-93 Blue Blazers Skyhawk NG-305 prepares to launch.
		The holdback fitting is being attached to the Skyhawk, which will keep the aircraft from moving as the pilot applies full power before the catapult is fired.
		Tonkin Gulf: Skyhawk attack bombers are readied for flight from the deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Hancock, operating in the Gulf of Tonkin off Vietnam.
	www.a4skyhawk.org /3E/va93/va93p.htm (2723 words)

	Hasegawa 1/48 A-4E/F Skyhawk
		The history of the A-4 Skyhawk is pretty well documented being an Ed Heinemann (from Douglas) design to meet a US Navy requirement for a lightweight, single-engined, carrier-borne high-performance attack aircraft to meet a variety of roles, including close support, dive-bombing and interdiction.
		The design was not to add on an ounce of weight unnecessarily and thus emerged the XA4D-1 prototype with a pointy nose and probe, which first flew in June 1954, and a year later the type held the world airspeed record for the 500-km closed circuit at just under 1120 km/h.
		Nearly 3,000 Skyhawks were built concluding in 1979, which ended the longest continuing manufacturing run of any US Military aircraft.
	www.fortunecity.com /meltingpot/portland/971/Reviews/60s/a-4e-f_48.htm (1979 words)

	NATIONAL MUSEUM of NAVAL AVIATION - COLLECTIONS - AIRCRAFT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Douglas A-4D "Skyhawk" was designed by the late Ed Heinemann in response to a Navy requirement for a fast (but compact) long-range, light-weight carrier jet aircraft capable of delivering a nuclear weapon.
		Prototype test results in 1954 confirmed that the "Skyhawk" exceeded all of the Navy's criteria.
		The "Skyhawk" participated in the first raids of the Vietnam war and became one of the primary strike aircraft thereafter until replaced by the A-7 "Corsair" in the 1969 time-frame.
	broadcast.illuminatedtech.com /display/story.cfm?bp=109&sid=8088 (471 words)

	Welcome to the Northeast 10 Conference
		The newly unveiled Skyhawk embodies the school colors of purple and white, as the hawk itself sports a scarf and goggles that were worn by “Skyhawk” pilots.
		Both the Navy, which during that time employed the aircraft A4D Skyhawk that played an integral role during World War II, and private companies continued to have access to the Ames Flying Field until 1955 when it was closed and became property of the current Stonehill College.
		The formal dedication of the Skyhawk is set for Saturday, September 10th in conjunction with the dedication of W.B. Mason Stadium prior to kickoff of the Stonehill-Pace football game that is set for 1:00 p.m.
	www.northeast10.org /stories/general/20050802newstologo (628 words)

	WebSearch - a-4 skyhawk
		Developed in the early 1950s, the A-4 Skyhawk was originally designated the A-4D as a lightweight...
		The A-4 Skyhawk is a lightweight, single engine attack aircraft, with a design based...
		This is a tribute to the A-4 Skyhawk, still soldiering in the...
	www.websearch.com /pages/a--4-skyhawk.html (283 words)

	The A-4 Alley
		The Skyhawk was in continuous production for 25 years (1954-1979) and in that time 2960 aircraft, in 22 different variants were built.
		The Skyhawk has seen active service in Vietnam with the USN and USMC (1964-1975), various Middle East conflicts with the Israeli Air Force (1967-1990), the Falklands War with the Argentinean Air Force and Navy (1982), and most recently in the Gulf War with the Kuwaiti Air Force (1990-1991).
		The Skyhawk has only recently (1999) been retired from USN service in the carrier qualification/training role and continues in service in limited numbers in a fleet support role.
	www.gibstuff.net /a4_alley/a4s.html (702 words)

	Airfix 1/72 Douglas A4D-1 Skyhawk
		The Skyhawk prototype first flew in June 1954 and within two years became the first 'attack' aircraft to hold the 500-km closed circuit world speed record when it attained a speed of 695 mph.
		The Skyhawk was designated the A4D until the tri-service system was introduced in 1962.
		I picked this kit up recently seeing it on the shelves although I think it was reissued about four years ago and the kit itself dates from back in the early 70’s, if not longer.
	www.fortunecity.com /meltingpot/portland/971/Inbox/a-c/a4d-1-i.htm (1056 words)

	ch12-7
		Configuration of the aircraft is characterized by a cropped delta wing of 33° sweepback mounted in the low position on a short, stubby fuselage with a large vertical tail and dorsal surface.
		The Skyhawk should continue to be a familiar sight for many years.
		The Corsair II was developed in response to a Navy requirement for a single-place, fair-weather subsonic attack aircraft capable of carrying a much heavier weapons load than the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk.
	www.hq.nasa.gov /office/pao/History/SP-468/ch12-7.htm (2520 words)

	Cybermodeler Online - Modeling the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
		Douglas A-4F Skyhawk BuNo 154973 VA-212 Rampart Raiders CVW-21, USS Hancock (CVA-19), 1973
		Douglas A-4B/C Skyhawk USN and USMC VA-34, VMA-22, VA-112, VA-152, VA-95
		Douglas A-4M/N Skyhawk USN VMA-311, 214, 331 and 8148 NWEF
	www.cybermodeler.com /aircraft/a-4/scooter05.shtml (783 words)

	Skyhawk Association Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Edward Henry Heinemann, designer of the Douglas Skyhawk.
		The Skyhawk Association is an affiliation of individuals who have flown, maintained, (or simply love) the "A-4 Skyhawk"; and who are dedicated to the perpetuation of the legend, history, traditions, and camaraderie associated with the greatest attack aircraft ever built.
		Be sure to "refresh/reload" your browser occasionally or you may be viewing an old cached page.
	www.skyhawk.org (124 words)

	1961 Aircraft Photo Gallery
		VMA-211 A4D-2N Skyhawk formation, CF-2 BuNo 145125, CF-15 BuNo 145109, CF-14 BuNo 145113 and CF-5 BuNo 145101, China Lake, 13 Feb 1961.
		A4D-2 Skyhawk BuNo 142892, SHRIKE missile, China Lake, 17 Nov 1961.
		A4D-1 Skyhawk BuNo 137818, Gladeye dispenser, China Lake, 21 December 1961.
	www.chinalakealumni.org /1961.htm (1314 words)

	1958 Aircraft Photo Gallery
		F8U-1 Crusader, BuNo 143706, A4D-1 Skyhawk and A4D-2 Skyhawk, Rockeye and ordies, China Lake Hot Line, early 1958 as 143706 crashed 09 May 1958.
		VX-5 A4D-2 Skyhawk, BuNo 142122, XE-6, p/c A.L. Burns, HOPI on the center line station, China Lake, 06 Jun 1958.
		A4D Skyhawk, Hot Point drop, China Lake, 19 Dec 1958.
	www.chinalakealumni.org /1958.htm (1255 words)

	VMFA (AW) 533 Attack Squadron (Ed Nighthawks) - RT1NC
		In May 1963, the squadron demonstrated the capabilities of the A4D with the Fleet Marine Force for the President of the United States.
		Naval Flight Officers joined the squadron and were sent to such places as NAS Whidbey island, Washington and the NAS Sanford, Florida for preliminary training as Bombardier/Navigators, which the Marine Corps had not seen for almost two decades.
		On 1 July 1965, the squadron was redesignated as Marine All Weather Attack squadron 533 (VMA(aw)-533) and authorized the A6A "Intruder" aircraft to replace the "Skyhawk" aircraft.
	www.ncthunder.bravepages.com /mia/vmfa533.html (1005 words)

	The July 29, 1967 Fire and Explosions on USS Forrestal (CVA-59) described (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		USS Forrestal (CVA-59) At on July 29, 1967, the second launch was being readied, when a Zuni rocket accidentally fired from an F4 Phantom parked on the starboard side of the flight deck aft of the island.
		The missile streaked across the deck into a 400 gallon belly fuel tank on a parked A4D Skyhawk.
		The pilot of the Skyhawk was [the later to be] Senator John McCain of Arizona, he was able to evacuate the plane and got away safely.
	www.diodon349.com /War/USS_Samuel_N._Moore_DD-747/Memories_of_crew/fire_and_explosions_on_uss_forrestal_described.htm (257 words)

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