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The Skyhawk was the Israeli Air Force's main ground attack aircraft during both the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War. In the Falklands War, Argentine Air Force Skyhawks bombed Royal Navy vessels, sinking the Type 42 destroyer Coventry and the Type 21 frigate Ardent. Kuwaiti Air Force Skyhawks saw action during Operation Desert Storm.
On 8 June, with the transfer of troops to the LCU at Fitz Roy still underway, the British ships became the target of two waves of Douglas A-4 Skyhawk attack aircraft from the Argentine Air Force's 5th Air Brigade, each of them loaded with three 500 lb retarded-tail bombs of Spanish design. [7]
The Operasi Alpha II aircraft were allocated to the 12th Air Squadron. 12th Air Squadron converted to the BAe Hawk in the 1990s but 11th Air Squadron continued to operate the Skyhawk until 2003 when were replaced by two Russian Su-27SK and two Su-30MK. However, the Indonesian Air Force is planning to reactivate the A-4 Skyhawks by buying spare ...
21st Aviation Company: Fort Lewis Chu Lai [1] Cessna O-1 Bird Dog: 1965-1972: 12th Combat Aviation Group 16th Combat Aviation Group [11] (Reconnaissance Airplane) "The Black Aces" 25th Aviation Company: Fort Hood Long Binh [1] 1957-1988: 12th Combat Aviation Group (Corps) [13] 25th Aviation Regiment. [14] 28th Aviation Company: 35th Aviation ...
The 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (5-7 ADA) is a Patriot air defense battalion of the United States Army.It is currently a subordinate unit of the 10th Army Air & Missile Defense Command (AAMDC) and comprises six subordinate units: a headquarters and headquarters battery, four Patriot fire batteries, and a maintenance company. 5-7 ADA is headquartered at Smith Barracks in ...
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The Lockheed Martin A-4AR Fightinghawk is a major upgrade of the McDonnell Douglas A-4M Skyhawk attack aircraft developed for the Argentine Air Force which entered service in 1998. The program was named Fightinghawk in recognition of the F-16 Fighting Falcon , which was the source of its new avionics.
In 1979, he was assigned to the 5th Air Brigade ( Spanish: V Brigada Aérea), Villa Reynolds, San Luis Province to fly A-4B Skyhawks where he was promoted from section leader to brigade chief of operations. He then served on 6th Air Brigade ( Spanish: VI Brigada Aérea) at Tandil flying Fingers and Mirage III becoming the squadron chief.