| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 154296 |
| Military Code: | 42 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas A4D Skyhawk |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas A-4/A4D Skyhawk |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk |
| C/n (msn): | 13684 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VF-43 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Virginia Beach - Oceana NAS / Apollo Soucek FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNTU IATA: NTU Local: NTU Other: - |
| Event: | NAS Oceana Air Show 1987 |
| Photo Date: | 19 September 1987 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 546028 |
| Photo Comment |
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A dual seat VF-43 "Challengers" adversary Skyhawk at the static of Oceana. The hot rod was delivered in 1967 as TA-4F to the US Marine Corps, modiefied to TA-4J in 1972 and transferred to the US Navy in 1991 and assigned with VF-43. The Skyhawk was placed into storage at AMARC on 27 January 1994 and was moved to Lamp-Depollution, Tucson (AZ) on 17 September 2019 and scrapped October 2019. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 February 2023, and has since been viewed 396 times. |