Comments:  The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, first introduced in 1956, is a carrier-capable ground-attack aircraft designed for the United States Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. The delta winged, single turbojet-engined Skyhawk was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company, and later McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated the A4D under the US Navy's pre-1962 designation system.Skyhawks were the Navy's primary light bomber used over North Vietnam during the early years of the Vietnam War. A Marine Skyhawk is believed to have dropped the last American bombs on the country.

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