Displayed from 1990 in the grey camouflage colours in which it finished its service life with the Navy Fighter Weapons School at NAS Miramar, this A-4 was later painted in VA-163 marks with blue trim when first suspended in the entrance atrium of the National Museum of Naval Aviation

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In July of 1975 USS Hancock (CV-19) was laid up at Naval Station Subic Bay undergoing repair. Carrier Air Wing 21 (CVW-21) was allotted a couple of days deck time aboard USS Midway (CV-41), operating in the South China Sea, in order for the aircrews to maintain their carrier landing qualifications. A-4F 155034 was retired to AMARC 29 March 1994. It was later transferred to Argentina for use as a parts airframe. The cable extending up to the aft fuselage is attached to the holdback fitting which is located under the fuselage. The fitting will shear when the catapult fires.

One of the most famous jets and subject of a very popular aircraft model kit, the 1/48 scale Hasegawa. The history goes back to the Vietnam war. A lot of info about Lady Jessie and her squadron VA-164 'Ghostriders' is available on the internet. Slide traded in 1974 with Peter Bergagnini.