| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N263WL |
| Military Code: | 263 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas A4D Skyhawk |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas A-4N Skyhawk II |
| C/n (msn): | 14419 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Luqa - Malta InternationalMap |
| Country: | Malta |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LMML IATA: MLA Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 22 September 2001 |
| Photo by: | Berry Vissers |
| Photo ID: | 228987 |
| Photo Comment |
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BuNo 159523 went to the Israeli Air Force as 344. It was later sold to Advanced Training Systems International (ATSI) and was seen during the ferry flight from Israel to the USA - it was one of a flight of three. As the Malta Air Show was on during the weekend, the excellent organisation team persuaded the company to put these three beautiful aircraft on static display. They left for the next leg on Monday, the day that this picture was taken. This aircraft crashed due to a bird strike on 10 May 2003, sadly killing the pilot due to a seat malfunction. This photo is copyright © Berry Vissers, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 March 2020, and has since been viewed 488 times. |