Article promoted Hawkeye7 (talk) 12:10, 14 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
This article recounts the features and career of the 20 McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawks which were sold to the Royal Australian Navy in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The RAN operated these aircraft from its aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne until 1983, by which time ten of them had been destroyed as a result of accidents (killing two pilots). In the spirit of trans-Tasman friendship the survivors (and what was apparently an amazingly large supply of spare parts) were sold to the Royal New Zealand Air Force at a greatly reduced price in 1984, and were later upgraded to the RNZAF's highly capable 'Kahu' A-4 variant. Sadly two of the former Australian aircraft were destroyed in accidents during 2001, resulting in the death of a pilot. The article passed a GA nomination in mid-April, and has since been expanded and copy-edited. Thank you in advance for your comments. Nick-D (talk) 01:55, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
CommentsSupport by Peacemaker67 (send... over) 02:15, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Regards, Peacemaker67 (send... over) 02:15, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Good to see this at ACR, never would've expected there'd be so many sources for it...