Avid Collectors Will Not Want to Miss Out on the Fantastic USMC A-4 Skyhawk Model Airplane

Unbeatable museum quality best describes our handcrafted model airplanes just like the Skyhawks. After passing through the hands of master craftsmen, the parts are sanded and primed many times. Talented artists then paint on the intricate details with great accuracy. A final coat of clear lacquer protects the aircraft and gives it a glossy finish. Our USMC A-4 Skyhawk model airplane exhibits an unmatched quality and intricate design to obtain the exact look of the actual A-4 Skyhawk.

The USMC A-4 Skyhawk model plane comes with a handsome mahogany-based chrome pedestal, and undergoes various stages of quality control before being placed in its box. The USMC A-4 Skyhawk model plane is perfect as an addition to a growing collection or as an exquisite gift to a loved one. Each USMC A-4 Skyhawk model airplane will surely be appreciated by aviation enthusiasts and hobbyists for it is truly a work of art that relives their memory of the actual A4 Skyhawk.

A-4 Skyhawk USMC History:

The A-4 Skyhawk was an American attack aircraft originally designed to operate from United states Navy aircarft carriers.  The A-4 Skyhawk was designed and introduced by Douglas Aircraft Corporation (later McDonnell Douglas) and was originally designated the A4D under the US Navy's pre-1962 designation system.

The A-4 Skyhawk had played key roles in Vietnam, the Falklands and Yom Kippur wars, some of the nearly 3,000 Skyhawks produced remain in service with several air arms around the world, including active duty on a carrier. 

In 1951, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) operated the A-4 during the Vietnam War through their retirement just after Operation Desert Storm.

The Skyhawk was designed by Douglas 'Ed Heinemann in response to a US Navy call for a jet-powered attack aircraft to replace the A-1 Skyraider.

The Skyhawk A-4A was the initial production version with 166 built.

The aircraft is of conventional post-World War design, with a low-mounted delta wing, tricycle undercarriage and a single turbojet engine in the rear fuselage sides.  The tail is of cruciform design, with the horizontal stabilizer mounted above the fuselage.  Armament consisted of two 20 mm Colt Mk 12 cannon, one in each wing root, with 200 rounds per gun, plus a large variety of bombs, rockets and missiles carried on a hardpoint under the fuselage centerline and hardpoints under each wing (originally one wing, later two).

The Skyhawk remained in production until 1969, with a total of 2,960 aircraft built, including 555 two-seat trainers.