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Aircraft: TA-4J Skyhawk Custodian: VA-45 BuNo: 153497 modex: Location: Jacksonville, FL Date: 27 May 1976 Description: right  front view of Blackbirds Skyhawk BuNo 153497. In the background hangar is a VA-174 Corsair II Photo credit: official U.S. Navy photo from Mike Trout. contact:

With the May 27, 1976 change of command VA-45 received a mission to develop an Air Combat Maneuvering (ACM) program for Atlantic Fleet Light Attack. Maintenance positioned TA-4J BuNo. 153497 on the north side of the VA-45 hanger at Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Florida for its Official United States Navy portrait.