Post Your A-4 pictures

[RickH]

OK, I had to get in on this, post your A-4 shots. Squadron, static, Blue Angels, what have you. Let's see 'em !

At AMARC Oct 2000


Just out of the fence !! Oct 2001

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[Ztex]

I had these sitting in my photobucket...

[sdennison]

What a sweet ride! Does anybody know how many are still flying (in private hands or otherwise)?

[cap photography]

[CWBuff]

The Blues at Hamilton, 1984...


Photo by Bruno

Zane, what year and location was that Blues diamond from?

EDIT: I guess I shoulda checked the archives... you'd posted that before... Denton, TX '85?


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[CWBuff]

Beale AFB, 1982...


Gary Chambers photo


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[CWBuff]

Here's one I'd like to see more photos of...


Photog unknown

I believe that this was around 1984 or so at Pensacola.


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[Tim Adams]

[RickH]

For those who don't know, the first two pictures posted and Tim Adam's pictures are before and after shots of the same plane. Collings foundation TA-4F BuNo 153524. Well done, Tim. Nice shots !

The white Blue Angels TA-4 was a temporary stand in while BuNo 158722 was undergoing a SDLM inspection. The white jet came from Taining Command and was called Caspar. In some shots, at certain angles, you can just make out the orange nose and tail under the white paint.

The Blue Angel 7 jet BuNo 158722 in Peter-Four-Ohs post is displayed in pseudo Marine markings on the USS Lexington. She retains her cranked refueling probe.

Compare to Tim's shot, this one taken by Takafumi Hiroe, 1969, NAS Atsugi, Japan.

[CWBuff]

NFWS jets circa 1973...


US Navy photo


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[CWBuff]

US Navy caption for this photo of a Ghost Riders A-4E, taken on November 21st, 1967...

An air-to-air left side view of an Attack Squadron 164 (VA-164) A-4 Skyhawk aircraft en route to a target
in North Vietnam. The aircraft is piloted by Cmdr. William F. Span, executive officer of VA-164.



US Navy photo (LtJG Nelson, photographer)


This jet is now on display at the Pacific Coast Air Museum...


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[Boneyard]

[RickH]

Boneyard, when did you take the pics of the tree TA-4s ? I've never seen the wings cut for shipping. Wonder where they were going with those 3 ?

[sdennison]

Ok, ok, geez I'm a pest. How many are still flying?

[wls3]

Rick,
Got a few that might be of interest for you.

Bill

Millville Army Air Field Museum, Millville, NJ


Delaware Valley Historic Aircraft Association, Willow Grove, PA


Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum, Cape May, NJ


And of course, CF at Thunder