
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | 147681 |
Military Code: | YV-81 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas A4D Skyhawk |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas A-4/A4D Skyhawk |
Aircraft Version: | Douglas A-4C (A4D-2N) Skyhawk |
C/n (msn): | 12445 |
Display Paint: | USA - Marines |
Location | |
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City / Area: | Wasta / Armed Forces Display and Gifts [ Off-Airport ]Map |
Region / Country: | South Dakota, United States |
Photo Date: | 5 August 2016 |
Photo by: | Glenn Chatfield |
Photo ID: | 378638 |
Photo Comment |
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2/60: TOS USN as A4D-2N. 5/60: VA-192; deployments aboard USS Bon Homme Richard. 30 Nov 62: Redesignated A-4C. 5/65: HMS-15. 7/65: Detachment N, HMS-15, deployed aboard USS Hornet. 4/66: VA-94 aboard the USS Intrepid for combat over Vietnam. 1/68: VA-66, deployed on board the USS Intrepid for combat over Vietnam. 6/69: VA-66 deployed to Vietnam aboard USS Forrestal. 8/69: VA-12, USS Shangri LA, for combat over Vietnam. 1/71: VA-305. 21 May 1971: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 29 Jul 1974: SOC. 10/12: Ex-pilot acquired it for his personal museum at Wasta, SD. This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 26 July 2021, and has since been viewed 430 times. |