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Which Countries Still Fly The A4 Skyhawk?

Freedomair737 From New Zealand, joined Oct 2001, 96 posts, RR: 0
Posted (11 years 8 months 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 3343 times:

Here in New Zealand the government is dis-banding the strike squadron of the RNZAF, selling it's A4K and TA4K Skyhawks as well as their Aermacchi jet trainers. Just wondering which countries in the world still fly the Skyhawk in active duties??

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Jwenting From Netherlands, joined Apr 2001, 10213 posts, RR: 21
Reply 1, posted (11 years 8 months 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 3300 times:

Argentina and Singapore still fly them in active duty. The USA might still have some trainers (these are being replaced by Goshawks, I don't know the status of the program, it might be complete by now).

I wish I were flying

Steman From Germany, joined Aug 2000, 1278 posts, RR: 8
Reply 2, posted (11 years 8 months 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 3283 times:

Israel should have withdrawn all A-4s from service but maybe there are some used for experimental purposes or kept in storage ready for use in emergency.
Indonesia still have some. Brazilian Navy is receiving and putting into service some former Kuwaiti A-4KU.

Ciao

Stefano

LY744 From Canada, joined Feb 2001, 5536 posts, RR: 11
Reply 3, posted (11 years 8 months 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 3280 times:

Israel still operates the A-4:
http://www.airliners.net/discussions/military/read.main/4592/

LY744.

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Sin777er From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (11 years 8 months 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 3281 times:

RSAF A-4S Super Skyhawks are soon going to be replaced by F-16s.

SouthernCRJ From Argentina, joined Sep 2001, 180 posts, RR: 3
Reply 5, posted (11 years 8 months 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 3274 times:

Argentina uses the A-4AR and O4-AR (training). It's an improved version with a very similar avionics to the F-16C/D

Regards

Freesz From Brazil, joined Dec 2008, 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (11 years 8 months 23 hours ago) and read 3248 times:

Hello,

The Brazilian Navy (Marinha Brasileira) has just received some aircrafts from Kuwait. They were all refurbished and will be used from the A-12 São Paulo Aircraft-Carrier (ex-Foch). The aircrafts are operating on the VF-1 Squadron, based at São Pedro da Aldeia (Rio de Janeiro). The aircrafts are designated AF-1 and they look like have just came new from the factory!

See you guys!

Freesz