This Skyhawk was possibly stored at the platform of NAS Fallon as it is reported in Navy documents as scrapped in October 1988 (a year before this photo was taken). The modex 13 was already wiped out and another 13 (BuNo 153488/NJ713) was also seen that day.

NJ-(7)03 was seen at Fallon, possibly stored. After VFA-127 used, the former USMC Skyhawk was transferred to the adversaries of VF-126 at NAS Miramar and was coded NJ-626. After VF-126 use, the aircraft was preserved as modex 50 at Miramar from November 1995. The aircraft was eventually returned to Fallon and preserved there as NF-401 in the air power park of Fallon from February 2006.

SAINT 21 A-4F about to land on 24R at NAS Miramar

A ratty looking TA-4J assigned to the NFWS as '60' makes the turn to final at NAS Miramar

This first production Skyhawk flew on August 14, 1954, just two months after the prototype XAD4-1. Designated as the first of sixteen YA4D-1s, it was brought up to full AD4-1 specs in 1960. Retired in 1969, it has been with the Naval Aviation Museum since about 1979, marked as it was in service with VA-83.

This great coloured Skyhawk was returned to basic white/orange colours within the Naval Training Command as A-765 with TW-1/VT-7 from February 1992. The Skyhawk went into storage as AMARC as 3A0858 from 9 September 1999.

Stored at AMARC/AMARG with inventorycode 3A0750 from 17 March 1994. The last user of the aircraft was VF-126 as NJ-615 from jun92.

Operated by 2 Sqn from NAS Nowra.

Operated by 2 Sqn at NAS Nowra, Australia.

This beauty was once delivered to VC-7 at NAS Miramar and stored in the late seventies at AMARC with inventory code 3A527. The aircraft returned to service via Naval Air Rework Facility (NARF) Pensacola (FL) and assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 127 "Cyclones" at NAS Fallon where it started to fly in this striking colour scheme with code/modex NJ-702. After VFA-127 was disestablished (March 1996) the aircraft moved to NAS Miramar again to operated with Fighter squadron (VF) 126 "Bandits" as NJ-600, NJ-623 VF-126 before it went to AMARC (again) as inventory code 3A0748 in March 1994.

Composite Squadron (VC) 12 was the Navy's first Reserve Fleet Composite Squadron. The sqn used the single seat A-4E/F and dual seat TA-4J Skyhawks and was assigned the support mission with air intercept and dissimilar air combat maneuvering (ACM) training for Atlantic and Pacific fleet units. This near black Skyhawk used JY as tailcode (not visible) in 1987 (later on the sqn was redesgnated VFC-12 and used tailcode AF). After VC-12 service this aircraft returned to Naval Training with Training Squadron (VT) 7 i the early 90s and became white/orange again. The airframe crashed on 25 Jun'92.

Singapore Air Force McDonnell Douglas A-4S Skyhawk 683 was on a training detail to RAAF Williamtown when this photo was taken. As it was a Sunday it was not flying that day.

Adversary Skyhawk of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 127 "Cyclons" at homebase Fallon. The squadron ws once established as Attack Squadron (VA) 127 on 15 June 1962 at NAS Lemoore (CA). It was redesignated VFA-127 on 1 March 1987 and eventually disestablished on 23 March 1996.

Falkland/Malvinas markings!!!