Aircraft Photo of 147681 | Douglas A-4C (A4D-2N) Skyhawk | USA - Marines | AirHistory.net #378638
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:147681
Military Code:YV-81
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas A4D Skyhawk
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas A-4/A4D Skyhawk
Aircraft Version:Douglas A-4C (A4D-2N) Skyhawk
C/n (msn):12445
Display Paint:USA - Marines
Location
City / Area:Wasta / Armed Forces Display and Gifts [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:South Dakota, United States
 
Photo Date:5 August 2016
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 378638
Photo Comment

2/60: TOS USN as A4D-2N. 5/60: VA-192; deployments aboard USS Bon Homme Richard. 30 Nov 62: Redesignated A-4C. 5/65: HMS-15. 7/65: Detachment N, HMS-15, deployed aboard USS Hornet. 4/66: VA-94 aboard the USS Intrepid for combat over Vietnam. 1/68: VA-66, deployed on board the USS Intrepid for combat over Vietnam. 6/69: VA-66 deployed to Vietnam aboard USS Forrestal. 8/69: VA-12, USS Shangri LA, for combat over Vietnam. 1/71: VA-305. 21 May 1971: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 29 Jul 1974: SOC. 10/12: Ex-pilot acquired it for his personal museum at Wasta, SD.

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