page_title: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
section_title: Aircraft on display
hierarchical_section_title: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk / Aircraft on display
caption_attribution_description: English: Full scale replica of A4 Skyhawk number A-314, shot down over Falklands Sound after giving the final blow to HMS Ardent, on 21 May 1982. The pilot Lieutenant Marcelo Gustavo Márquez was killed in action. Gates of Air Club Mar del Plata. Márquez had been born in this city and was a distinguished member of that club. Español: Réplica a tamaño real del Skyhawk A-314, derribado sobre el estrecho de San Carlos el 21 de Mayo de 1982, tras haber atacado a la fragata HMS Ardent, que se hundió poco después. Su piloto, el Teniente de Fragata Gustavo Marcelo Márquez murió en la acción. Entrada al Aeroclub Mar del Plata. Márquez había nacido en esta ciudad y era socio del aeroclub.
context_page_description: The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single-seat subsonic carrier-capable light attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps in the early 1950s. The delta-winged, single turbojet engined Skyhawk was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company, and later by McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated A4D under the U.S. Navy's pre-1962 designation system.
  The Skyhawk is a relatively lightweight aircraft, with a maximum takeoff weight of 24,500 pounds, and has a top speed of 670 miles per hour. The aircraft's five hardpoints support a variety of missiles, bombs, and other munitions. It is capable of carrying a bomb load equivalent to that of a World War II–era Boeing B-17 bomber, and can deliver nuclear weapons using a low-altitude bombing system and a "loft" delivery technique. The A-4 was originally powered by the Wright J65 turbojet engine; from the A-4E onwards, the Pratt & Whitney J52 engine was used.
  Skyhawks played key roles in the Vietnam War, the Yom Kippur War, and the Falklands War.
context_section_description: Given the number of air forces that operated the Skyhawk, a significant number have been preserved, either airworthy or on display.
  Preserved A-4s can be found in the following countries:
  Argentina
  Australia
  France
  Indonesia
  Israel
  Japan
  Malaysia
  Kuwait
  Netherlands
  New Zealand
  Singapore
  United States
caption: Argentine Navy A-4Q as a gate guardian at Mar del Plata
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