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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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Why the A-4 Skyhawk Deserves a Place in Aviation History
The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk gets lost in the mix sometimes ... when Al Shepphard lands an A-4 on an aircraft carrier before being recruited to join NASA. The jet is handsome and hearty, a single ...
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The A-4 Skyhawk Is A Movie Star—And A Great Fighter Jet, Too
In Top Gun—undoubtedly the most culturally relevant military aviation film ever made—the A-4 pops up multiple times.