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===Israel===

===Israel===

When [[France]] stopped supplying [[Israel]] after the [[Six Day War]], Israel turned to the United States, and the Israeli Air Force took an immediate liking to the [[F-4 Phantom]] and the A-4 Skyhawk.  First delivery of the little bomber was in late 1967, and the Skyhawk became the workhorse of the bombing campaigns in the [[War of Attrition]] and the [[Yom Kippur War]].  Losses in the latter were heavy (30 Skyhawks were downed in the first day of fighting), due to Egyptian anti-aircraft defences, but losses went down as Israeli tactics improved.  Within a week, Israeli bombers were on the offensive again, and the destroyed planes were replaced by emergency shipments from the United States.  A-4s also participated in strikes on PLO bases in [[Lebanon]] and [[Syria]]n [[Surface-to-air missile|SAM]] sites during Operation Peace for Galilee in 1982.<ref name="MyFirstRef"/>  One Skyhawk was lost during these strikes, to a hand-held SAM.<ref>[http://www.skyhawk.org/2e/israel/israeli-skyhawk-combat.htm Israeli Skyhawks in Combat]</ref>  The Skyhawk has been replaced in front-line service by the home-built [[IAI Kfir|Kfir]] and the American [[F-16]], but it’s still used for advanced pilot training.

When [[France]] stopped supplying [[Israel]] after the [[Six Day War]], Israel turned to the United States, and the Israeli Air Force took an immediate liking to the [[F-4 Phantom]] and the A-4 Skyhawk.  First delivery of the little bomber was in late 1967, and the Skyhawk became the workhorse of the bombing campaigns in the [[War of Attrition]] and the [[Yom Kippur War]].  Losses in the latter were heavy (30 Skyhawks were downed in the first day of fighting), due to Egyptian anti-aircraft defences, but losses went down as Israeli tactics improved.  Within a week, Israeli bombers were on the offensive again, and the destroyed planes were replaced by emergency shipments from the United States.  A-4s also participated in strikes on [[Palestine Liberation Organization|PLO]] bases in [[Lebanon]] and [[Syria]]n [[Surface-to-air missile|SAM]] sites during Operation Peace for Galilee in 1982.<ref name="MyFirstRef"/>  One Skyhawk was lost during these strikes, to a hand-held SAM.<ref>[http://www.skyhawk.org/2e/israel/israeli-skyhawk-combat.htm Israeli Skyhawks in Combat]</ref>  The Skyhawk has been replaced in front-line service by the home-built [[IAI Kfir|Kfir]] and the American [[F-16]], but it’s still used for advanced pilot training.

===Argentina===

===Argentina===

The A-4 operated in the [[Falkland Islands]] War for [[Argentina]] against the British fleet.  Bombing attacks by Skyhawks sank the destroyer HMS ''Coventry'' and the frigates ''Antelope'' and ''Ardent'', and damaged a number of other ships.  A total of 23 A-4s were lost in the conflict:  three to accidents, one to friendly fire, eight to [[BAE Sea Harrier|Sea Harriers]], and eleven to anti-aircraft guns and SAMs.<ref>''Air War in the Falklands 1982'', by Christopher Chant, Osprey Publishing, 2001</ref>

The A-4 operated in the [[Falkland Islands]] War for [[Argentina]] against the [[Royal Navy|British fleet]].  Bombing attacks by Skyhawks sank the destroyer HMS ''Coventry'' and the frigates ''Antelope'' and ''Ardent'', and damaged a number of other ships.  A total of 23 A-4s were lost in the conflict:  three to accidents, one to friendly fire, eight to [[BAE Sea Harrier|Sea Harriers]], and eleven to anti-aircraft guns and SAMs.<ref>''Air War in the Falklands 1982'', by Christopher Chant, Osprey Publishing, 2001</ref>

===Kuwait===

===Kuwait===

[[Kuwait]]i Skyhawks flew against [[Iraq]]i forces when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, and some pilots managed to escape to [[Saudi Arabia]] when their airfields were overrun.  The planes were integrated into the Royal Saudi Air Force for the duration of the [[Gulf War]], and came to be known as the Free Kuwaiti Air Force.  The FKAF flew over 1300 combat sorties, losing one aircraft to enemy fire.<ref>[http://home.att.net/~jbaugher4/newa4_15.html Skyhawk for Kuwait]</ref>  After the war, Kuwait replaced its Skyhawks with [[F/A-18 Hornet]]s.  The Skyhawks were sold to [[Brazil]] for use on their aircraft carrier, ''Sao Paulo''.

[[Kuwait]]i Skyhawks flew against [[Iraq]]i forces when Iraq [[Invasion of Kuwait|invaded Kuwait]] in 1990.  Two A-4s attacked an Iraqi armored column in the first hours (with little effect), and other Scooter pilots claimed to have shot down three Iraqi helicopters.<ref>[http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_213.shtml Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait, 1990]</ref>  Many Kuwaiti pilots managed to escape to [[Saudi Arabia]] when their airfields were overrun.  The planes were integrated into the Royal Saudi Air Force for the duration of the [[Gulf War]], and came to be known as the Free Kuwaiti Air Force.  The FKAF flew over 1300 combat sorties, losing one aircraft to enemy fire.<ref>[http://home.att.net/~jbaugher4/newa4_15.html Skyhawk for Kuwait]</ref>  After the war, Kuwait replaced its Skyhawks with [[F/A-18 Hornet]]s.  The Skyhawks were sold to [[Brazil]] for use on their aircraft carrier, ''Sao Paulo''.

==A-4 in Popular Culture==

==A-4 in Popular Culture==