The Navy had developed a hand-held laser, which allowed the aircraft crew to pinpoint the target themselves, but the single-seater… Read More
‘While we were doing this search for airplanes, a couple of squadrons were coming back from Vietnam and were being… Read More
‘I will say this - and I know a lot of other Navy guys that would say the same thing… Read More
Iron Hand A-4 aircraft orbited over a known site, or between sites, at 10,000 ft, fired their Shrikes and then… Read More
McDonnell Douglas gave Warner Bros. decade-old stock footage of the Blue Angels flying the iconic A-4F Skyhawk II and Warner… Read More
‘It came down to a great little airplane, the A-4, being less capable overall than a larger and more efficient… Read More
“The overall weight reduction was significant. We ended up with an airplane that weighed 11,300 pounds [dry] and we had… Read More
