Jump to content

A-4F Skyhawk Question


Recommended Posts

Got a question for the experts: Did the A-4F have the dual chaff/flare buckets on either side of the tailhook during Vietnam? Or did those chaff/flare buckets come later? Not to be confused with the chaff bucket on the left rear fuselage.

 

I'm building a VA-144 bird from the 1970 cruise aboard Bonnie Dick.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Here is a page from the Bonnie Dick's 1970 cruise book showing a VA-94 chaff bucket configuration. Though this is not a VA-144 bird I would think it would be configured the same as the one pictured.

 

https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv31-70/091.htm

 

It looks to me that there is a bucket on the starboard side at the base of the tail hook and one on the port side of the hook point.

 

IIRC the bucket by the hook point came first, then the one on the starboard side base of the hook and finally one was added to the port side base. I believe that was the way they were added but don't hold me to it.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...