Photography Magazine

Douglas A4-B Skyhawk

By Htam

2019_HTAM2600_XE2s.jpg@ Tillamook, OR

July 2019

A tired looking Scooter on guard duty at the Tillamook Air Museum, complete with makeshift damper weights.  First flown in 1954, the A-4 (nicknamed Scooter) is a single seat carrier-capable attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps.  This diminutive plane is capable of carrying a bomb load equivalent to that of a World War II Boeing B-17.  The B-model was the first Skyhawk to have air-to-air refueling capability.  Close to 3,000 were produced and some are still in active duty service with Argentina & Brazil.  Fuji X-E2s w/18-135mm.


Back to Featured Articles on Logo Paperblog

Magazines