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Scooters Forever (A-4 Skyhawk Tribute Thread)
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What would be even more impressive would be if you had a NEW-IN-BOX A-6.....then we might have a dealI have a NEW-IN-BOX A-6 Tailhook...anyone have 600 bones?
-ea6bflyr
They'd just cannabilize it and turn it into a Prowler. And then 3G limit it for FLE anyway.What would be even more impressive would be if you had a NEW-IN-BOX A-6.....then we might have a deal
MX would never do that --- it's against the regs.
MX would never do that --- it's against the regs.
Pot.......KettleI got my A-4 and A-6 'hooks via the 5-finger discount method. Situation normal in the 'ol days ...
Naaa.....aaaah .... silly boy, MX regs, not mine. And did I not say : "situation normal"???
Sea Law Degree earned from USS Lexington.............Naaa.....aaaah .... silly boy, MX regs, not mine. And did I not say : "situation normal"???
Sea Law Degree earned from USS Lexington.............
I hope you are at least standing at Parade Rest when you invoke the name of the Navy's last wooden deck carrier!!
The latest Tailhook newsletter has them for sale as well.
"Leroy" is selling them. He was a Blue angel when the team went from A-4s to F/A-18s in the mid 80s.
I flew with him in VF-114, he was real smooth on form, real rough on rendezvous (REAL rough...but very effective and fast...)...a la The Blues.
"Leroy" is selling them. He was a Blue angel when the team went from A-4s to F/A-18s in the mid 80s.
I flew with him in VF-114, he was real smooth on form, real rough on rendezvous (REAL rough...but very effective and fast...
)...a la The Blues.
I'm at Attention Sir!
At ease
STAND AT EASE .... smoke 'em if you've got 'em ... no need to salute again as I'll be in the area all day ....
Skyhawks still looking for a home
The sad saga of the New Zealand Skyhawks that were retired prematurely continues as they are now being pulled out of their hangar storage after six years while awaiting US permission to be sold to Arizona-based ATSI (that already obtained former Israeli Skyhawks). The New Zealand Skyhawks were updated with APG-66 radars and HUDs and are considered to be the more advanced variants of the line (along with those upgraded for Singapore).
RNZAF A-4K Skyhawk in better days
The sad saga of the New Zealand Skyhawks that were retired prematurely continues as they are now being pulled out of their hangar storage after six years while awaiting US permission to be sold to Arizona-based ATSI (that already obtained former Israeli Skyhawks). The New Zealand Skyhawks were updated with APG-66 radars and HUDs and are considered to be the more advanced variants of the line (along with those upgraded for Singapore).
RNZAF A-4K Skyhawk in better days
Why were they retired prematurely? $$$$?
Money or politics???
You could always say money is a factor, but the New Zealand government conducted their 1997 Defence Review and decided to transition the Skyhawk force to the F-16A beginning in 2004, with the last aircraft being retired in 2010. Although a lease for the F-16 replacements was signed in 1999 and personnel sent to the US to acquire the aircraft. a change in the political leadership resulted in a review of the composition of the air force and in 2001, the government decided to disband its air combat force and put those aircraft up for sale. Maritime Surveillance and transport aircraft were retained, but the Skyhawks were shut down and a disbandment parade was held at Ohakea in 2001 for the three Skyhawk squadrons.
You could always say money is a factor, but the New Zealand government conducted their 1997 Defence Review and decided to transition the Skyhawk force to the F-16A beginning in 2004, with the last aircraft being retired in 2010. Although a lease for the F-16 replacements was signed in 1999 and personnel sent to the US to acquire the aircraft. a change in the political leadership resulted in a review of the composition of the air force and in 2001, the government decided to disband its air combat force and put those aircraft up for sale. Maritime Surveillance and transport aircraft were retained, but the Skyhawks were shut down and a disbandment parade was held at Ohakea in 2001 for the three Skyhawk squadrons.