Developed for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps in the early 1950s, the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk went on to play a key role in the Vietnam War as the U.S. Navy's first-line ...

From Vietnam to Desert Storm: The Legendary Combat History of the A-4 Skyhawk Dubbed the Tinker Toy because of its small frame, the American-made A-4 Skyhawk exemplified the U.S. Navy’s strike ...

The A-4 was meant to ... longest-held POWs in Vietnam, spending eight years in captivity and only returning to the United States in 1973. Washington exported the A-4 Skyhawk, too.