McDonnell Douglas
A4 SKYHAWK

Aircraft that flew with the Blue Angels.

I used Warbirds Resource Group & Joseph F. Baugher to gather information on this page.

A-4F Skyhawk/Bu. 154172
*1966: NWC.
*1974: VF-43 as AD-325.
*1980: NWC.
*1980-82: VF-43 as AD-321.
*1982-86: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*1986-87: NARF Pensacola, FL.
*1987-88: NADEP Pensacola, FL.
*1988-89: VA-127 as NJ-702.
*1989: VFA-127 as NJ-702.
*1989-92: Fighter Weapons School as 54.
*1992-94: VF-43 as AD-325.
*4/1994: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*1/2005: Salvaged.

A-4F Skyhawk/Bu. 154175
*Flew with the Blue Angels.
*1972-76: NATC.
*4/25/1976: Ditched into the sea off NAS Patuxent River, MD.

A-4F Skyhawk/Bu. 154176
*1970-72: NATC.
*1973: VA-127.
*1975: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*1977-78: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*1980: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*Currently preserved at NAS Pensacola, FL? Or is this one really 154176?

A-4F Skyhawk/Bu. 154177
*1967-69: VX-5.
*1970: VX-5 as XE-3.
*1971: VX-5 as XE-13.
*1972-73: VX-5.
*1974-80: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*5/15/1980: Written off.
*1983: Salvaged at NAS Pensacola, FL.

A-4F Skyhawk/Bu. 154179
*1967: VX-5 as XE-4.
*1968-73: VX-5.
*1973: VMA-214.
*1974-77: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*1980-85: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*2/1985: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*8/1999: Salvaged.

A-4F Skyhawk/Bu. 154180
*1967: VA-125.
*1967: VA-93.
*1967: VA-23.
*1968-69: VA-23 as NM-304.
*1969: VMA-211.
*1970: VA-22.
*1974: NATC.
*1975-80: VF-43.
*1980-86: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*11/1986: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*Was preserved at NAS Pensacola, FL.
*Currently preserved at Boeing Field, Seattle, WA.

A-4F Skyhawk/Bu. 154202
*1967-70: VA-23 as NM-300.
*1970-72: VA-127 as NJ-736.
*1972-75: VA-55.
*1975-76: VMA-142.
*1976-77: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*2/22/1977: Crashed on a solo demo flight near NAS Pensacola, FL. Pilot was killed.

A-4F Skyhawk/Bu. 154217
*1967-68: VA-113 as NG-307.
*1968-70: VA-22 as NF-306.
*1971: H&MS-13.
*1971-72: VMA-214.
*1972: VA-127.
*1972: VMA-214.
*1972-75: VMA-223.
*1975-79: VC-7 as UH-306.
*1979-82: VF-43.
*1983-84: VF-43 as AD-320.
*1984: Flew with the Blue Angels as 6.
*Currently preserved at NAS Pensacola, FL.

A-4F Skyhawk/Bu. 154973
*1967-69: VA-212 as NF-503.
*1969: VA-125.
*1969: VA-144.
*1970-72: VMA-214.
*1972: VA-127.
*1972-74: VA-212 as NP-304.
*1974: VA-127 as NJ-703.
*1975-80: VMA-134.
*1980: H&MS-46.
*1983-85: VA-127 as NJ-703.
*1985: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*1987: VF-127 as NJ-703.
*1987-94: VF-43 as AD-322.
*4/1994: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*1/2005: Salvaged.

A-4F Skyhawk/Bu. 154975
*1967-68: VA-113 as NG-305.
*1968-70: VA-192.
*1970-73: VA-212 as NP-307.
*1973-75: VA-127.
*1975-78: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*1981-82: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*2/22/1982: Lost control and crashed near NAS El Centro, CA.

A-4F Skyhawk/Bu. 154983
*1967-69: VA-212 as NF-310.
*1969: VA-55.
*1969-70: VA-125.
*1970: VA-144 as NF-503.
*1970-72: VMA-214.
*1972: VA-127.
*1973: VA-127 as NJ-757.
*1975-78: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*1980: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*Currently preserved at NAS Pensacola, FL.

A-4F Skyhawk/Bu. 154984
*1967-68: VA-113 as NG-304.
*1968-69: VA-212.
*1969: VA-55.
*1969-70: VA-125.
*1970: VA-144 as NF-515.
*1970-72: VMA-214.
*1972-73: VA-127.
*Flew with the Blue Angels as 5.
*1974: Flew with the Blue Angels as 1.
*3/31/1976: Damaged beyond repair in an accident.
*8/8/1978: Written off at NAS Pensacola, FL.

A-4F Skyhawk/Bu. 154985
*1967-68: VA-113.
*1968-71: VA-22.
*1971: VMA-214.
*4/21/1971: Crashed on the Yuma Bombing Range, AZ. Pilot was killed.
*Also noted as crashing at MCAS El Toro, CA on 1/24/1971? *Flew with the Blue Angels?

A-4F Skyhawk/Bu. 154986
*1967: VA-93.
*1967-68: VA-192 as NM-201.
*1969-70: VA-192 as NM-203.
*1970: VA-164.
*1973: VMA-223 as WP-1.
*1974-76: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*1980: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*1981: VMA-133
*10/1986: Struck off charge.

A-4F Skyhawk/Bu. 155000
*1967-68: VA-113.
*1968-69: VA-22 as NF-307.
*1970-71: VA-22.
*1971-72: VMA-214.
*1972-73: VA-55 as NP-511.
*1974-75: VA-55.
*1975: VMA-134.
*1976-77: VMA-134 as MF-100.
*1978-80: VMA-134.
*1980: H&MS-46.
*1981: VMA-134.
*1982-83 Flew with the Blue Angels.
*1984- Fighter Weapons School as 50.
*9/1992: Put into 86: VA-127 as NJ-702.
*1989: VF-126 as 50.
*1989-92: storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*1/1995: Salvaged.

A-4F Skyhawk/Bu. 155025
*1968: VA-125
*1968-69: VA-153.
*1969-74: VA-164.
*1974: VX-5.
*1974-75: VA-164 as NP-407.
*1975-76: VMA-133 as ME-02.
*1976: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*1977-84: VMA-133 as ME-02.
*1984-89: VMA-133.
*1989: VFA-127.
*1990-92: VF-126 as NJ-626.
*1992: Struck off charge.
*Was preserved at NAS Miramar, CA.
*Currently preserved at NAS Fallon, NV.

A-4F Skyhawk/Bu. 155029
*1968: VA-125.
*1968-69: VA-153.
*1969-70: VA-164.
*1970-72: VMA-223 as WP-1.
*1972: VMA-214.
*1972: VA-127.
*1972-73: VMA-214.
*1974-78: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*1980-85: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*7/13/1985: Crashed near Niagara Falls, NY after a collision with A-4F 154992 during an Airshow. Pilot was killed.

A-4F Skyhawk/Bu. 155033
*1968: VA-125.
*1968-69: VA-153 as NL-315.
*1969-70: VA-164 as NP-414.
*1970-75: VMA-223.
*1975: VC-7 as UH-04.
*1976-78: VC-7.
*1978: VF-43.
*1978: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*1979: VC-7.
*1980: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*1980: Fighter Weapons School.
*Currently preserved at NAS Pensacola, FL.

A-4F Skyhawk/Bu. 155056
*1968-69: VA-155.
*1969-70: VA-212.
*1970-72: VMA-223.
*1972: VMA-214.
*1972-75: VMA-223.
*1975-77: VC-7.
*1977-78: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*11/7/1978: Crashed at NAS Miramar, CA.

TA-4F Skyhawk/Bu. 153477
*1967-72: VA-45.
*4/1972: Converted to TA-4J.
*1972-76: VA-45.
*1978-79: VC-2.
*1980: VC-2 as JE-04.
*1980: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*1981-83: VT-22.
*1984: VT-22 as B-217.
*5/24/1984: Crashed on a bombing range.
Temp. Assigned '81 season only

Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk/Bu. 158107
*1971: VT-22.
*1971-76: VT-7.
*1976: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*1977-85: VT-4 as F-382.
*1985-88: VT-7.
*1988-90: TW-1.
*1990-91: TW-2 as B-110.
*1992-94: TW-2.
*1994-96: TW-1.
*1997-98: VT-7 as A-714.
*10/1999: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.

Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk/Bu. 158722
*1974-76: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*1978: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*1980: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*1983: Flew with the Blue Angels.
*1987-93: TW-2 as B-160.
*1993: Struck off charge.
*Currently preserved at the USS Lexington Museum. TX.

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