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Skyhawks in civilian hands - Restorations / Flyers / Wrecks

Civilians Flying Skyhawks
Estimate of Skyhawks in civilian hands, and foreign air forces, for flying purposes is 100+ - and growing.
Static displays can be found in the "Display Page", [Skyhawks - Displays] in the page top menu.
Have knowledge of the status of an A-4 Skyhawk? Contact: webmaster@a4skyhawk.org

604 Management LLC.
TA-4J N518TA
For Sale!		 ATAC
Airborne Tactical Advantage Co.
Y2112: 0 Skyhawks		 ATSI
Advanced Training
Systems International
Y2012: 7 A-4N / 1 TA-4
TADS
(Tactical Air Defense Systems)
[BuNo 158128-former AeroGroup]
Y2012: ?		 A-4L LLC
2 A-4L		 AVDEF of France
BAE Flight Systems
Y2012: 6 A-4N		 Draken International Inc.
Y2012		 The Collings Foundation
TA-4J N245CF - BuNo.153524
Skyhawk Ventures
Y2012: 1 A-4C.		 TASS
(Teton Aviation Support Services)		 Warbird Heritage Foundation
A-4B BuNo 142122 flying as 148500
N214AT A-4C
148597

Recent Sitings of Skyhawks in "Civies"!

APRIL 2012 SUN N FUN.
Skyhawk Ventures brings their Charlie to Sun N Fun. The Skyhawk Association is there to greet it; and conduct their winter board meeting.
149606 Arriving
149606 on the ramp.




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QUESTION:  How can I obtain an A-4 Skyhawk for restoration or display?
ANSWER:  Sales and procurement of surplus US military aircraft are handled by AMARC (Aerospace Maintenance
and Regeneration Center) at Davis-Monthan Air Base, near Tucson, AZ.  Information on AMARC and how to do
business with them can be found at AMARC or AMARC Experience.

Some Skyhawks are available for rent or sale by individuals and/or public corporations.
See information on this page.


QUESTION:  Where may I purchase parts for an A-4 Skyhawk I am restoring or maintaining?
ANSWER:  Derco Aerospace, Inc., 8000 West Tower Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53223, and Kitco, Inc., P.O. Box 900, 1625 N. Mtn. Springs Pkwy, Springville, UT 84663, are licensed by Boeing to provide A-4 Skyhawk spare parts, technical drawings, and other manufacturing process data.

QUESTION:  Where may I obtain low/no-cost A-4 Skyhawk replacement parts and pieces?
ANSWER:  Information on such items is best obtained via communication with other individuals or organizations (air museums, etc.) who have already been through that hoop.  A list of restored A-4 Skyhawks and their locations may be viewed at Skyhawks on Display.

IF you come across an A-4 Skyhawk, please submit, if known: Aircraft BuNo (Serial Number), Current Owner & Location, Date Acquired, Purpose (i.e., Statc Display or Return to Flight Status), Estimated Completion Date, and Full Name & E-Mail Address of contact individual.  Additional data and current photos are welcome.
Submit data to webmaster@a4skyhawk.org



Waiting on a Flight Line.


TA-4J Skyhawk
Price : $1,750,000, Location: Washington
Brief Description: Make an offer on this TA-4J with a nearly completed restoral, zero time engine, and primered ready for your paint scheme. This is a privately owned military aircraft. Details: 5407 TTAF, 0 SMOH Pratt &Whitney J52-P8B, Dual Collins VIR-22C, Dual Collins VIR-32C, Trimble 2101 GPS, Collins DME-42, Collins TDR-90 XPDR, ADF, Radar Altimeter, Dual Audio Panels, Standard fuel plus three auxiliary fuel drop tanks, Full anti-ice system, Full interior and exterior night lighting & strobes, Crew oxygen, Dual ejection seats (not presently armed, no pyros), Int. Standard military configuration and colors, Ext.Green primer ready for paint, Inspection Information: Hydraulic Fluid Analysis: 2007, L MLG, R MLG, Nose Gear Overhaul: 2006, Eddy Current, Wing Spar, Corrosion. Inspection: 2005, Flight Control Rigging: 2007. The aircraft was completely inspected in 2007 and is 90% restored. The engine has been completely replaced with a new J52–P8B as of July 2005. This engine is zero (0) timed and has not flown. It was provided by an OEM-licensed supplier. The engine has been run and needs final trimming. Aircraft to be sold as-is, where-is.
Contact Info: Bob Fredriks Kent, Washington.
Old VT-7, Put together by Air Capitol Warbirds.



Pieces and Parts
  • 158481: 2007: "The BuNo is 158481, Gabby got me the historical data on the airframe, where it was assigned, hrs, ldgs and such. Was accepted 2 Aug of 1972. I am in the process of selling the TA-4 section ......." John Slezak. [Front cockpit section only ]. "The BuNo is 158481, Gabby got me the historical data on the airframe, where it was assigned, hrs, ldgs and such. Was accepted 2 Aug of 1972. I am in the process of selling the TA-4 section ......." John Slezak. [Front cockpit section only ] Pic1; Pic2; Pic3; Pic4; Pic5; Pic6; Pic7; Pic8.
    John also has some single seat cockpits in his garage.
Restorations In Progress


Fate Unknown (or too sad to talk about)
Have knowledge of the status of these A/C? Contact webmaster@a4skyhawk.org
  • Derelict: A-4C 145074 in rough shape. Photo from Watkins.

  • 139945 and 147726 are to be cut-up for use in an art display. Location was El Mirage CA. Wrecker Yard.
    two dead airframes were recently saved from becoming beer cans out of the El Mirage wreckers yard, although "saved" will be in the eye of the beholder. BuNo 139945, one of the earliest A4s ever built, was purchased along with another A4 (BuNo 147726) by artist Mike Ross and they are being transformed into a fanciful sculpture to be hung in a Seattle subway station. The transformation involves slicing the airframes into segments as if they had been run through a meat slicer set to thick, and suspending them separated from each other by a few feet in the shape of birds, painted bright pink. Hard to say if this qualifies as "on display" (and whether being made into beer cans would have been a better fate), but in the interest of completeness, there it is. This project is underway in an Oakland CA warehouse, completion expected sometime later in 2010.
    Mike Ross Art [JAN 2012: look under "works in progress"]

  • 28 JUL 1997:
    A-4A 139938 & A-4B 145000 ex U.S. Navy (Fuselage & wings on a truck) Both aircraft came from NAS Memphis, TN., and are on their way to Consolidated UAC-Aeronautics in Tucson, Arizona, fate unknown.
    A-4B 145000 ex U.S. Navy (Fuselage & wings on a truck) going to Consolidated UAC-Aeronautics in Tucson, Arizona, fate unknown.
    Photos from Jan Hendriksen.


  • BuNo 147834 abandoned at Ft. Meade Florida, former Florida Aviation Museum Area
    Pre-2007
    JUN 2007; JUN 2007; JUN 2007; JUN 2007; JUN 2007

  • Kissimmee FL: A-4s located at the now-defunct Flying Tiger Warbird Restoration Museum in Kissimmee, FL.   The museum went out of business in 2005, suffering from hurricane damage.


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