At the stern of the Flight deck an A-4 Skyhawk sat with its arresting hook deployed.
The A-4 Skyhawk was an outstanding light attack aircraft.
This one is pretty well wrapped up.
Designed in the early 1950's by Douglas' brilliant aircraft designer Ed Heinemann, it came in under both the weight and cost limits of the Navy contract that led to its creation. It proved to be a very successful design remaining in production until 1979.
While a lightweight strike aircraft, weighing 9,853 lbs, it can carry the same bomb load as that of a B-17 Bomber that weighted 34,000 lbs.
2,960 Skyhawks were produced and they served in some of the notable conflicts of the 20th century - The Vietnam War, The Yom Kippur War, The Falklands War, and The First Gulf War.
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