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Description
| Notes: Improved A-4 with different engine and 2 additional wing bomb rack stations (1 CREW) . | |||
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
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| Base model: | A-4 | ||
| Designation: | A-4 | ||
| Version: | E | ||
| Nickname: | Skyhawk | ||
| Equivalent to: | A4D-5 A4D5A4D-5 | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | ||
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | ||
| Basic role: | Attack | ||
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Specifications
| Length: | 40' 1" | 12.2 m | |
| Height: | 15' 2" | 4.6 m | |
| Wingspan: | 27' 6" | 8.3 m | |
| Wingarea: | 260.0 sq ft | 24.1 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 9,853 lb | 4,468 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 16,212 lb | 7,352 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 24,500 lb | 11,111 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney J52-P-6A | ||
| Thrust (each): | 8,500 lb | 3,854 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 1,160 miles | 1,867 km | |
| Max Speed: | 673 mph | 1,083 km/h | 585 kt |
| Climb: | 5,750 ft/min | 1,752 m/min | |
Operators (Past and Present)
| USN | VC-1 | NAS Barbers Point | HI |
| USN | VF-43 | Oceana | VA |
| USN | VF-45 det | Cecil Field | FL |
| USN | VF-45 det | Key West | FL |
| USN | VF-126 | Miramar | CA |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| National Museum of Naval Aviation | NAS Pensacola | Florida |
| Pacific Coast Air Museum | Santa Rosa | California |
| Village of Oriskany | Oriskany | New York |
A-4E on display
National Museum of Naval Aviation | Pacific Coast Air Museum | Village of Oriskany |
Recent comments by our visitors
| allan cartwright , CA | The A-4 on the Yorktown (Buno 149623) was on the USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) as part of VA-195 and CAG 19. It was during my second cruise off the coast of Vietnam, 1967 to '68. The pilot name on the side of 514 was Ltjg Al Cartwright.
A photo of the plane in its 195 livery can be found by going to: a-4 149623. It is part of A-4 forever arcives. 01/26/2015 @ 04:59 [ref: 68906] |
| Passin Thru , VA | Did the Navy ever find the Thermoneuclear weapon they lost when the A-4E rolled off the deck of the Ticonderoga 7/5/1965. I know, they didn't carry them, neither did P3s but I worked on P3s with Tomahawks attached and they weren't conventional. 11/06/2014 @ 17:41 [ref: 68746] |
| Dennis L Mayhugh Sacramento, CA | I was an AO assigned to VA 212 from 1966 to 1969, home based out of NAS Lemoore, CA. In 1966 we operated the A4E model and did a WEST PAC cruise aboard the USS BON HOMME RICHAED. Our A4E's did NOT have the avionics hump on it's back. When we upgraded our acft to the improved A4F in 1968, that acft DID have the avionics hump on it's back. Moving the avionis up onto the back made room in the engine "hell hole" for two ammo cans, one for each gun, which increased the amount of ammo available for strafing. We took our A4F'S on another cruise on Bon Homme Richard in 1968 and on USS Hancock in 1969. 06/26/2014 @ 02:28 [ref: 68537] |
| Ron Buntrock , MN | I was in Navy VA 125 NAS Lemoore from Feb 1963 to June 1966 and worked on A-4 models B-C-D and E with both J-65 and J-52 engines. Deployed to USS Oriskany, USS Midway, USS Ranger, USS Coral Sea and USS Hornet before honorable discharge in June 1966. VA 125 received it's 1st delivery of TA-4 aircraft in June 1966 just before I left. Had many good times at NAS Lemoore as well as at "The River", just out the back gate near base housing. 04/22/2013 @ 05:40 [ref: 67754] |
| Ron Buntrock , MN | I was in Navy VA 125 NAS Lemoore from Feb 1963 to June 1966 and worked on A-4 models B-C-D and E with both J-65 and J-52 engines. Deployed to USS Oriskany, USS Midway, USS Ranger, USS Coral Sea and USS Hornet before honorable discharge in June 1966. VA 125 received it's 1st delivery of TA-4 aircraft in June 1966 just before I left. Had many good times at NAS Lemoore as well as at "The River", just out the back gate near base housing. 04/22/2013 @ 05:40 [ref: 67753] |
| Ron Buntrock , MN | I was in Navy VA 125 NAS Lemoore from Feb 1963 to June 1966 and worked on A-4 models B-C-D and E with both J-65 and J-52 engines. Deployed to USS Oriskany, USS Midway, USS Ranger, USS Coral Sea and USS Hornet before honorable discharge in June 1966. VA 125 received it's 1st delivery of TA-4 aircraft in June 1966 just before I left. Had many good times at NAS Lemoore as well as at "The River", just out the back gate near base housing. 04/22/2013 @ 05:40 [ref: 67752] |
| Ron Buntrock , MN | I was in Navy VA 125 NAS Lemoore from Feb 1963 to June 1966 and worked on A-4 models B-C-D and E with both J-65 and J-52 engines. Deployed to USS Oriskany, USS Midway, USS Ranger, USS Coral Sea and USS Hornet before honorable discharge in June 1966. VA 125 received it's 1st delivery of TA-4 aircraft in June 1966 just before I left. Had many good times at NAS Lemoore as well as at "The River", just out the back gate near base housing. 04/22/2013 @ 05:40 [ref: 67751] |
| S.B. Vitale Yuma, AZ | The A-4E had the avionics hump prior to 1998... i do not know when it was added but i worked on the E model in 1983 and we had the hump. The striking visual difference between a C model and the E model are the number of stations. The C model has 3 and the E model has 5. 03/29/2011 @ 18:35 [ref: 37137] |
| sens , DC | Does someone remember, what the never exceed speed of the A-4 was? 12/19/2009 @ 04:17 [ref: 25441] |
| Peter H. Erenfeld , MT | Thomas Grimes wants to know the difference between the A4C and the A4E models. The difference is the E was a new model with a longer nose and a better engine. The hump on the E model was an electronics package added in 1998 to detect Sam missle radar. We didn't like it's looks but it save many a pilot. 04/03/2009 @ 16:47 [ref: 24066] |
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