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Aircraft: TA-4J Skyhawk Custodian: VA-45 BuNo: 153497 modex: AD-601 Location: Jacksonville, FL Date: 27 May 1976 Description: right  rear view of Blackbirds Skyhawk BuNo 153497  In the background hangar are VA-45 Skyhawks. Photo credit: official U.S. Navy photo from Mike Trout. contact:

Illustration of how the Skipper's bird was configured for the ACM mission. Executive Officer Dick Porter's Skyhawk was painted with a different desert camouflage scheme. In addition to the camouflage paint, the VA-45 Skyhawks had a slick wing and a 150-gallon centerline tank.