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#83 Day Yokota Base A-4E

VMA-211 CF-3 149983,

1974.

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Scooters rock!

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the Phair plane of the day is the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk

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A-4E Skyhawk on an Alpha Strike South of Haiphong.

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A-7B Corsair and A-4E Skyhawks on Deck of USS Hancock. 1971

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A-4E Skyhawks attacking Phuong Dinh bridge in 1967.

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One is a MiG-21, and the other is its “imposter”! In 1969, the U.S. Navy established the TOPGUN training program to prepare pilots for air combat during the Vietnam War.

A-4 Skyhawks were the first aircraft used in the program as aggressors, simulating the flight characteristics of opposing MiG-21s.

📸 Michael O'Leary

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