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Airframe Family:	Douglas A4D/A-4 Skyhawk
Latest Model:	A-4C Skyhawk
Last Military Serial:	148492 USN
Construction Number:	12685
Compressed ID:	Douglas A-4C sn 148492 USN cn 12685...
Latest Owner or Location:	Flying Leatherneck Aviation Musem, Miramar MCAS, San Diego, California

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Dates		Event
		Constructed as an A4D-2N.
		Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 148492.
13 April 1961		Transferred to R. O. and, Alameda.
28 April 1961		Transferred to NAS Alameda.
31 May 1961		Transferred to NAS Atsugi.
7 July 1961		Transferred to VA-192, USS Bon Homme Richard.
20 June 1962		Transferred to NAS Alameda.
17 August 1962		Transferred to NAS Lemoore.
3 October 1962		Transferred to NAS Alameda.
19 November 1962		Transferred to NAS Atsugi.
1962		Converted to an A-4C.
9 February 1963		Transferred to VA-55, USS Ticonderoga.
6 August 1963		Transferred to VA-125, Lemoore.
18 May 1968		Transferred to VA-873, Alameda.
27 July 1968		Transferred to VA-125, Lemoore.
8 October 1968		Transferred to NARF Jacksonville. Sent to Jacksonville for overhaul.
9 June 1969		Transferred to VA-44, Cecil Field.
8 April 1970		Transferred to JAX MARTD, Jacksonville.
22 March 1971		Transferred to MARTD El Toro.
4 October 1974		Transferred to MCAS El Toro.
7 October 1974		Struck off Strength/Charge.
		To Historical Foundation/Museum, El Toro MCAS (formerly), El Toro, CA. View the Location Dossier
November 1989		Photographer: Tom Tessier Notes: At MCAS El Toro, CA.
Circa 1998		Photographer: Tom Tessier Notes: At MCAS El Toro, CA.
Circa 1998		Photographer: Tom Tessier Notes: At MCAS El Toro, CA.
By July 1999		To Flying Leatherneck Aviation Musem, Miramar MCAS, San Diego, CA. View the Location Dossier
By 27 February 2009		Markings Applied: 12, MARINES, 8492, WP
27 February 2009		Photographer: Bill Kistler
13 October 2012		Photographer: Bert Voskuil
30 May 2013		Photographer: Terry Fletcher Notes: Exhibited at the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Musem, Miramar MCAS, San Diego, California

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