A-4 Skyhawk - Santa Ana, CA
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saopaulo1
N 33° 45.033 W 117° 52.202
11S E 419419 N 3734837
An A-4 Skyhawk located in the Orange County Civic Center.
Waymark Code: WM88KB
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/19/2010
Views: 8
The plane is part of a memorial to the marines of te El Toro and Tustin air bases. The memorial was the idea of Santa Ana Police Capt. Dan McCoy. After years of fundraising, he raised $250,000 to pay for the memorial. Mr. McCoy passed away in 2002, and the memorial was unveiled in 2008.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): A-4 Skyhawk
Tail Number: (S/N): ZJ
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Downtown Santa Ana
inside / outside: outside
Other Information:: Not listed
Access restrictions: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
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