Registration / Serial:150023
Military Code:56
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas A4D Skyhawk
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas A-4/A4D Skyhawk
Aircraft Version:Douglas A-4E Skyhawk (A4D-5)
C/n (msn):13076
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
City / Airport:Abbotsford (CYXX / YXX)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:August 1980
Photo by:Gary VincentContact
Photo ID:460596Submit Correction
View count: 748
Accepted by the US Navy in 1963, 150023 would fly with various squadrons, including two tours in Vietnam. Eventually flying with specialty squadrons VX-5 Air Test and Evaluation Squadron and the Naval Test Pilot School before going to Miramar for Topgun instruction in 1974. Last with VC-1 at Barbars Point NAS, the aircraft was loaned by the Navy to the Naval Air Museum Barbers Point after retirement. The museum was served with an eviction notice by the Hawiian DOT and it closed in June 2020.
Registration / Serial:150023
Aircraft Version:Douglas A-4E Skyhawk (A4D-5)
C/n (msn):13076
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
City / Airport:Abbotsford (CYXX / YXX)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:August 1980
Photo by:Gary VincentContact
Registration / Serial:150023
Military Code:56
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas A4D Skyhawk
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas A-4/A4D Skyhawk
Aircraft Version:Douglas A-4E Skyhawk (A4D-5)
C/n (msn):13076
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
City / Airport:Abbotsford (CYXX / YXX)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:August 1980
Photo by:Gary VincentContact
Photo ID:460596Submit Correction
View count: 748
Accepted by the US Navy in 1963, 150023 would fly with various squadrons, including two tours in Vietnam. Eventually flying with specialty squadrons VX-5 Air Test and Evaluation Squadron and the Naval Test Pilot School before going to Miramar for Topgun instruction in 1974. Last with VC-1 at Barbars Point NAS, the aircraft was loaned by the Navy to the Naval Air Museum Barbers Point after retirement. The museum was served with an eviction notice by the Hawiian DOT and it closed in June 2020.
Registration / Serial:150023
Aircraft Version:Douglas A-4E Skyhawk (A4D-5)
C/n (msn):13076
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
City / Airport:Abbotsford (CYXX / YXX)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:August 1980
Photo by:Gary VincentContact