A Tribute to the Skyhawk

The last Skyhawk rolls off  the production line

Long Beach, California – the longest production run for any United States military aircraft has come to an end with the delivery to the United States Navy of the last of the rugged bantamweight A-4 Skyhawks from McDonnell Douglas Corporation.

The durable, low-cost jet, built as an attack bomber and as a two-place trainer, has been in continuous production for 26 years. Final Skyhawk off the production line was an A-4M attack bomber built for the United States Marine Corps. It was the 2960th Skyhawk manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and was delivered to Marine Attack Squadron 331, based at Cherry Point, NC.

In all, 17 different Skyhawk models have been produced by McDonnell Douglas.

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