▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁military . ▁The ▁Sky h aw ks ▁did ▁not ▁see ▁combat , ▁and ▁a ▁planned ▁deployment ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁pil ots ▁to ▁fight ▁in ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁was ▁cancel led ▁before ▁it ▁took ▁place . ▁Ten ▁A - 4 G s ▁were ▁destroyed ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁equipment ▁fail ures ▁and ▁non - com bat ▁crashes ▁during ▁the ▁type ' s ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁Navy , ▁causing ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁two ▁pil ots . ▁ ▁The ▁R AN ▁had ▁no ▁need ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁fixed - wing ▁aircraft ▁after ▁Melbourne ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁and ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁the ▁ten ▁remaining ▁A - 4 G s ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Air ▁Force ▁( R N Z AF ) ▁for ▁training ▁purposes . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁these ▁aircraft ▁were ▁upgrad ed ▁and ▁re - design ated ▁A - 4 K s . ▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁A - 4 G s ▁crash ed ▁during ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁pilot . ▁The ▁R N Z AF ' s ▁Sky h aw ks ▁were ▁retired ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁E ight ▁A - 4 K s , ▁including ▁six ▁former ▁A - 4 G s , ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁Dra ken ▁International ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁are ▁in ▁service ▁supporting ▁United