<p>A U.S. U.S. Marine Corps Douglas A-4E <i>Skyhawk</i> (BuNo 149983) of Marine Attack Squadron 211 (VMA-211) "Wake Island Avengers"  on approach for landing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on 11 March 1973.<br></p>
The A-4E 149983 was later in service with Composite Squadron 2 (VC-2) and shot down on 10 December 1976 by a AIM-9 <i>Sidewinder</i> missile fired from a McDonnell F-4J <i>Phantom II</i> off the coast of North Carolina (USA) after the pilot thought the A-4E was a target drone. The <i>Skyhawk</i> pilot ejected safely.
U.S. Navy
1973-03-11
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