Flyby Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk.
Military registration: 158486 USN.
Construction Number: 14291
Civil registration: N518TA.
The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is an attack fighter originally designed to operate from aircraft carriers. More than 50 years after its first flight, about 3,000 aircraft of the A-4 have been produced, some of which are still operational with various air forces around the world.
The A-4 is known by the nicknames: Scooter, Bantam Bomber, Tinker Toy and Heinemann's Hot-Rod and had as special features the delta wing and air intakes mounted above the wings.
A Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk flies by
This photo was taken on 26 October 2024 during the Wings over Houston Airshow at Ellington Airport.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…