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    Airframe Family: Douglas A4D/A-4 Skyhawk
    Latest Model:A-4L Skyhawk
    Last Military Serial:149516 USN
    Construction Number:12841
    Last Civil Registration:N402FS
    Compressed ID:Douglas A-4L sn 149516 USN cn 12841...
    Latest Owner or Location:Air Force Museum, Wigram Airport, Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an A4D-2N.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 149516.

    Redesignated as A-4C.

    Converted to an A-4L.

    From January 1977 to 1986

    To Flight Systems Inc, Mojave, CA with new c/r N402FS.

    By October 1981


    Photographer: Unknown

    1984


    Photographer: Mike Powney
    Notes: 1984 photo at Mojave

    1984

    Withdrawn from use.

    January 1986

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

    From 1986 to 1987

    Transferred to Davis Monthan AFB, AZ.

    January 1988

    To Air Force Museum, Wigram Airport, Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island.
    Markings added: NZ6207
    This aircraft is on long term loan from the United States Navy in an agreement arranged by McDonnell Douglas in 1987.
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    Markings Applied: NZ6207
    The aircraft is displayed as NZ6207. The original aircraft, NZ6207 (ex Bu 157910 ), was lost following an engine failure in October 1974.

    19 November 2012


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: Aircraft displayed at the National Air Force Museum of New Zealand at Wigram, Chistchurch

    Transferred to a museum.
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    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
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     Terry Fletcher
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