A-4 Skyhawk - Freedom Park - Omaha, NE - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

This A-4 was assigned to VA-64 - NAS Oceana, VA (22 Aug 1962) and reassigned to VA-34 - NAS Cecil Field, FL (15 Mar 1968).

According to the Black Lancers website, The Black Lancers embarked in United States Ship Independence CVA 62 operating in the Caribbean Sea in support of the Cuban quarantine.

According to Wikipedia, 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. 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 São Paulo of the Brazilian Navy.


The plaque reads:

Douglas A-4D Skyhawk

Wing Span 27 Feet
Length 40 Feet
Weight 10,000 Pounds
Speed Over 600 M.P.H.

In service 12 Years
2561 Flight Hours

U.S.S. Enterprise CVA(N) 65

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): A-4 Skyhawk Tail Number: (S/N): 9618 Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Freedom Park - Omaha, NE inside / outside: outside Other Information:: Not listed Access restrictions: Not listed

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