Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA1425 Douglas A-4F Skyhawk BuNo 155009, VA-55, USS Hancock, Vietnam 1972.
In 1965 the order went out to produce the Douglas
Skyhawk A-4F variant that was similar
to the A-4E but with improvements. A-4F 155009 C/N 13825 was delivered to VA-55 “Warhorses” in 1968.
In April 1972 the
“Warhorses” were involved Operation Freedom
Train that was air sorties against targets in the southern portion of North Vietnam.
In May 1972 the unit
took part in Operation Linebacker that was a very heavy concentration of air strikes
against North Vietnam with the hope of bringing North Vietnam to the
negotiating table.
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