Skyhawk Illustrated #12755: From the Cold War to the bottom of the South Atlantic
The protagonist of our story (#12755) was an A-4C with intense combat activity: Since leaving the factory, it has toured Europe, the Middle East, the...
Skyhawk Illustrated #14414: A Miramar top gun pays honors in Leones, Argentina
Our protagonist A-4M was manufactured in 1975 at the McDonnell Douglas plant in Long Beach, Los Angeles (California), and was allocated Bureau of Aeronautics Number...
Skyhawks Illustrated #12839: Survivor soul
Today we will know the history of Skyhawk c/n 12839, which after a varied activity in the United States ended its days in Argentina. There,...
Skyhawks Illustrated #14161: To the teacher with affection
The two-seater version of this remarkable aircraft rose from the need for training and operational conversion duties back in the early 1960s. Several generations of...
Skyhawks Illustrated #13265: Jester’s Scooter in Top Gun
Our story's main character was manufactured at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant in Long Beach (California) and was delivered to the United States Navy on...
Skyhawks Illustrated #12931: An Argentinian Skyhawk that was never Argentinian
Our latest Skyhawk Illustrated is an A-4C with an intense operational life which, transiting through Vietnam and AMARC, nearly made it into the Malaysian Air...
Skyhawks Illustrated #12505: A veteran of the controversial attack on HMS “Invincible”
Initially built for operation aboard American aircraft carriers, this particular Skyhawk had a rich operational history as it served in wartime, or near wartime, operations...
Skyhawks Illustrated #14110: A Skyhawk that flew to the sound of the Marseillaise
Skyhawk reloaded… in 1970 McDonnell Douglas offered an improved A-4 to extend its active life in the U.S. Marine Corps, starting a proliferation of versions now known as the Skyhawk II.
Skyhawks Illustrated #10709: “The first Scooter”
Literally "hand built," XA4D-1's first prototype rolled off the Douglas Aircraft Company plant at El Segundo, CA, powered by a Curtiss-Wright J65-W-16A engine and fitted...
Introducing Project “Skyhawks Illustrated”
Our newest editorial project proposes a global data base documenting the rich visual histories of 2,960 A-4 Skyhawks flying worldwide since June 22, 1954.