During the years 1974-1986, the A-4 also equipped the Blue Angels Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron. The Navy retired its last Skyhawk in 2003, a full 51 years after the sea service issued a ...

entering service with Attack Squadron 72 in 1956 and retiring 47 years later in 2003 with almost 3,000 units built between its debut and 1979. The Skyhawk has several claims to fame, including ...