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A-4 Mongoose

VX-4 pilot recalls the F-14 IOT&E flight where he evaluated the Tomcat’s performance against the TA-4J Skyhawk

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

To Kill a Mongoose: the mock dogfight where 2 F-14s failed to shoot down a lone A-4

Donald Auten

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Operation “Mongoose:” turning TOPGUN hard-wing A-4E Mongooses into soft-wing Mongooses

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Operation “Mongoose:” turning TOPGUN hard-wing A-4E Mongooses into soft-wing Mongooses

Donald Auten

12 aircraft that ranged from “excellent” to “beat up:” the TOPGUN inventory in 1975

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

12 aircraft that ranged from “excellent” to “beat up:” the TOPGUN inventory in 1975

Donald Auten

The story of the A-4 Mongoose, the light attack plane that became the perfect adversary aircraft

Aviation History / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

THE STORY OF THE A-4 SCOOTER, THE LIGHT ATTACK PLANE THAT BECAME THE PERFECT ADVERSARY AIRCRAFT

Dario Leone

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