| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 155009 |
| Military Code: | ME-10 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas A4D Skyhawk |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas A-4/A4D Skyhawk |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas A-4F Skyhawk |
| C/n (msn): | 13781 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Alameda - NAS / Nimitz Field (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNGZ IATA: - Local: NGZ Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 9 September 1987 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 601177 |
| Photo Comment |
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Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 133 "Dagons" operated out of NAS Alameda (CA). This Hot Rod was delivered to the US Navy in 1968 (served VA-55, -212, -127 and again -212) and was transferred to the USMC in 1975 and assigned to VMA-133. In 1989 is returned to the US Navy as an adversary aircraft with VFC-12. It was eventually stored at NAS Oceana in 1994 and reported dismatled on a lorry in late October 1994. The Skyhawk is preserved at the Empire State Aerosciences Museum, Schenectady County AP, Scotia (NY) since 1996. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 11 September 2023, and has since been viewed 367 times. |