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| Keywords: Douglas A-4F VC-7 NMNA.jpg Accepted by the U S Navy on 14 September 1967 the museum aircraft entered combat almost immediately after assignment to Attack Squadron VA 113 completing a 1968 combat cruise in carrier Enterprise CVAN-65 Joining VA-22 in August 1968 the aircraft made two more Western Pacific cruises to Vietnam waters before being put ashore at Naval Air Station NAS Atsugi Japan For the next five years it served subsequently Marine Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron H MS 13 VA-127 and VMA-214 Assigned to Composite Squadron VC 7 and then Fighter Squadron VF 43 it served as an aggressor aircraft until joining the U S Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron in 1985 flying in the Blue Angels' final year with Skyhawks Initially transferred to the City of Pensacola the aircraft was accessioned into the museum collection in 1988 U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No 1988 239 001 http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/common/imagedisplay php irn 16004627 reftable ecatalogue refirn 16015001 s 1970 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy A-4F Skyhawk Aircraft at National Museum of Naval Aviation Fleet Composite Squadron 7 United States Navy Marine Attack Squadron 214 | ||||
