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Ground crew members use NC-8A mobile powerplants to service A-4F Skyhawk aircraft of Fighter Squadron 43 (VF-43) as the aircraft are parked in formation on the flight line. The Skyhawks are scheduled for retirement from service on October 1ST

Ground crew members use NC-8A mobile powerplants to service A-4f Skyhawk aircraft of Fighter Squadron 43 (VF-43) as the planes are parked in formation on the flight line. The Skyhawks are scheduled for retirement from service on October 1ST

A powerplant and an MD-3A tow tractor are towed from the flight line after servicing TA-4J Skyhawk aircraft of Fighter Squadron 43 (VF-43). The aircraft, parked on the flight line are scheduled to be retired from service on October 1ST

Seven A-4J Skyhawk aircraft of Fighter Squadron 43 (VF-43) are shown on the flight line at Naval Air Station Oceana being prepared for flight. This flight will be the last before the A-4 aircraft is retired from the Navy Inventory after 39 years of service. Three NC-8A aircraft servicing units are parked on the flight line in front of the aircraft

Twelve A-4J Skyhawk aircraft of Fighter Squadron 43 (VF-43) are shown in flight formation off the Atlantic coast of the United States. The aircraft are making the final official flight of the A-4 before the aircraft is retired from the Navy inventory after 39 years of service

Ground crew members perform maintenance on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft engine during exercise COPE ELITE '81. The aircraft is from the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing

A view of the nose section of a Fighter Squadron 31 (VF-31) F-14D Tomcat aircraft as the plane is serviced on the flight line. An NC-8A mobile powerplant is in the background

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Ground crew members use NC-8A mobile powerplants to service A-4F Skyhawk aircraft of Fighter Squadron 43 (VF-43) as the aircraft are parked in formation on the flight line. The Skyhawks are scheduled for retirement from service on October 1ST

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana

State: Virginia (VA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Joe Parsons

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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