▁single - se at ▁aircraft , ▁but ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁be ▁operated ▁from ▁Melbourne , ▁as ▁their ▁flight ▁characteristics ▁meant ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁safely ▁take ▁off ▁from ▁the ▁ship ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁a ▁" bol ter " ▁landing . ▁ ▁The ▁ten ▁Sky h aw ks ▁were ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁R AN ▁during ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁The ▁first ▁A - 4 G ▁test ▁flight ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁July ▁that ▁year , ▁and ▁the ▁initial ▁T A - 4 G ▁first ▁fle w ▁two ▁days ▁later . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁July ▁an ▁A - 4 G ▁and ▁a ▁T A - 4 G ▁were ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁R AN ▁at ▁a ▁ceremony ▁conducted ▁at ▁Mc D onn ell ▁Douglas ' ▁factory ▁at ▁Long ▁Beach , ▁California . ▁In ▁October ▁that ▁year , ▁Melbourne ▁sa iled ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁the ▁Sky h aw ks ▁and ▁Track ers , ▁with ▁the ▁A - 4 s ▁being ▁emb ark ed ▁at ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁North ▁Island ▁in ▁San ▁Diego . ▁The ▁car rier ▁transport ed ▁these ▁aircraft ▁back ▁to ▁Jer vis ▁Bay , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁from ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁un loaded ▁and ▁moved ▁by ▁road ▁to ▁the ▁Navy ' s ▁air ▁station ▁at ▁H MA S ▁Al bat ross ▁near ▁Now ra . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁this ▁task ▁Melbourne ▁proceeded ▁to ▁Sydney ▁to ▁begin ▁a ▁ref it ▁that ▁would ▁prepare ▁her ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁new ▁air ▁group . ▁ ▁A ▁further