The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk gets lost in the mix sometimes—but between 1954 and 1979, nearly 3,000 A-4s were produced, making the jet a ubiquitous Cold War staple with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.

The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk was the kind of attack airplane that comes along once, maybe twice in a generation. A deadly accurate ground attack jet with the room for many tons of ordinance under its wings ...

The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk was a single-seat, single-engine attack jet that was first delivered to the United States Navy in 1956. As one of America's aircraft that could carry a tactical nuclear bomb as ...

A Vietnam War-era jet will have a new home at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa following a deal struck this week by Orange County and the Fair Board. The A-4 Skyhawk is being moved to make way ...

Key Point: The A-4 exemplified virtues of simplicity and cost-efficiency that have seemingly been forgotten in modern warplane design. Modern jet fighters continue to grow ever more complicated and ...

Design definition -- The first Scooter takes flight -- Continuous improvement and competition -- Going all-weather -- One step back, two steps forward -- The bantam bomber goes to war -- ...

Its combat days are long over, but the fighter jet that has been displayed in the Santa Ana Civic Center since 2008 is getting ready for one last mission. The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, now mounted on a ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1959, the A-4C went into ...

Private provider of adversary air services Top Aces is expanding its fleet of fighter aircraft in Canada. The Montreal-based company on 5 December said a modification to its existing contract with the ...