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 ...

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 ...

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 A-4 Skyhawk was designed as a small and nimble dogfighter—the same design principles used for Soviet aircraft, making it ...

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 ...

The Brazilian navy has received the last of seven modernised AF-1 fighter jets from Embraer, the airframer says. The AF-1, which is Brazil’s designation for the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, was upgraded by ...

From the A-4 Skyhawk to the F/A-18 Hornet, the US Navy’s Blue Angels have dazzled spectators with a variety of aircraft. It’s summer touring season for the US Navy’s flight demonstration team, the ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition - McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Conceived as a jet-powered replacement for the A-1J Skyraider, Ed Heinemann's ...

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 -- ...

The Vietnam War was a vast calamity that cost millions of lives. In the chaos of the air war, MiGs and Phantom fighters duelled for supremacy, while B-52 bombers and other types smashed vast areas to ...