| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 263 |
| Alternate Registration: | N263WL |
| 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): | 14443 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Luqa - Malta InternationalMap |
| Country: | Malta |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LMML IATA: MLA Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Malta International Airshow 2001 |
| Photo Date: | 21 September 2001 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 604845 |
| Photo Comment |
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Former Israeli Air Force serial 344 (FMS serial 159523, delivered 21 Nov'74) was sold to the US based Advanced Training Systems International (ATSI) as N262WL. The unmarked A-4N Ayit was delivered with two other surplus IAF A-4s via Malta to the USA. They were parked on the static display. The Ayit did not survived as it expercienced a loss of engine power which resulted in a crash into the Great Salt Lake (UT) on 10 May'03. The pilot ejected but due to a failed parachute, the pilot and ejection seat simultaneously impacted the water very close together. No parachute was observed. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 September 2023, and has since been viewed 280 times. |