Photos Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, The Venerable "Scooter"

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A-4 Sky Hawks from the Royal Australian Navy Aboard the RAN HMAS Melbourne.

 

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A-4 Sky Hawks from the Royal Australian Navy Aboard the RAN HMAS Melbourne.

 

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A-4 Sky Hawks from the Royal Australian Navy Aboard the RAN HMAS Melbourne.

 

[uktabber]

WOW mate, GREAT pics of the Aussie A-4 Skyhawks!! Thanks for sharing!

 

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Douglas A-4F Skyhawks aboard USS Hancock (CVA-19) on 25 May 1972

 

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Marine Attack Squadron 142 out of Jacksonville. A U.S. Marine Corps Douglas A-4F Skyhawk (BuNo 154976). 1980s. (U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation

 

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Israel IAF A-4

 

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(s/n NZ6254) of No. 75 Squadron RNZAF at CLARK AFB 1984. SSgt. D. Perez,

 

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Brazilian Naval Aviation - A-4 Skyhawk (AF-1M)

 

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[uktabber]

Brazil.......lovely A-4 Skyhawks!!!

 

[ao_sepia]

Why call A-4 Skyhawk is Scooter?

 

[BravoZulu]

Why call A-4 Skyhawk is Scooter?

Also called the Mongoose, Tinkertoy and Heinemann's Hot Rod. The Skyhawk was simple, easy to maintain, nimble and despite it's small size was designed to deliver a nuclear bomb load. The "scooter" nickname came about from it's pilots who loved the little subsonic jet. The pilot sits well forward and the little fighter just "scoots" around the sky

 

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A-4 with JATO takeoff

 

[ao_sepia]

Also called the Mongoose, Tinkertoy and Heinemann's Hot Rod. The Skyhawk was simple, easy to maintain, nimble and despite it's small size was designed to deliver a nuclear bomb load. The "scooter" nickname came about from it's pilots who loved the little subsonic jet. The pilot sits well forward and the little fighter just "scoots" around the sky

A-4 like size as F-5?

 

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A-4 like size as F-5?

The A-4 was shorter by 8 feet, about 2 feet taller and had a larger wing area due to being a delta 260 sq feet v 186 sq feet.

 

[ao_sepia]

I think should call F-5 is a motorcycle!

 

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RAN 805 Squadron Douglas A-4G Skyhawk N13-154908 (1979)