Rolling Thunder
by Richard Rizzo
Title
Rolling Thunder
Artist
Richard Rizzo
Medium
Digital Art - 3d Digital Art
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The A-4 Skyhawk served the US Navy and Marines largely in the Vietnam war, more info can be found from this information from Wikopedia..
A-4 Skyhawk
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A-4 (A4D) Skyhawk
USMC A-4M Skyhawks from VMA-214 "The Black Sheep"
Role Ground-attack aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company
McDonnell Douglas
Designed by Ed Heinemann
First flight 22 June 1954
Introduced October 1956
Retired 2003, USN
1998, USMC
Status Active with non-U.S. users
Primary users United States Navy
United States Marine Corps
Number built 2,960
Unit cost US$860,000 each for the first 500 units
Variants A-4AR Fightinghawk
A-4SU Super Skyhawk
The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a carrier-capable ground-attack aircraft designed for the United States Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. The delta winged, single turbojet-engined Skyhawk was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company, and later McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated the A4D under the US Navy's pre-1962 designation system.
Fifty years after the aircraft's first flight, and having played key roles in the Vietnam War, the Yom Kippur War, and the Falklands War, some of the nearly 3,000 Skyhawks produced remain in service with several air arms around the world, including active duty on the aircraft carrier S�o Paulo of the Brazilian Navy.
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