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    Airframe Family: Douglas A4D/A-4 Skyhawk
    Latest Model:A-4C Skyhawk
    Last Military Serial:145135 USMC
    Construction Number:12381
    Compressed ID:Douglas A-4C sn 145135 USMC cn 1238...
    Latest Owner or Location:Thief River Falls Regional Airport, Thief River Falls, Minnesota

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an A4D-2N.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Marine Corps with BuNo 145135.

    From 1960 to 1962

    To Marine Attack Squadron 225 (VMA-225).

    1962

    Transferred to Marine Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 14 (H and MS-14).

    1962

    Redesignated as A-4C.

    From 1962 to 1964

    Transferred to Marine Attack Squadron 322 (VMA-332).

    From 1964 to 1965

    Transferred to Marine Attack Squadron 224 (VMA-224).

    1965

    Transferred to Attack Squadron 44 (VA-44).

    From 1965 to 1966

    Transferred to Marine Attack Squadron 225 (VMA-225).

    From 1966 to 1967

    Transferred to Attack Squadron 44 (VA-44).

    From 1967 to 1970

    Transferred to Attack Squadron 83 (VA-83).
    Operated with markings: AB-301

    From 1970 to 1973

    Transferred to Marine Attack Squadron 134 (VMA-134).

    15 October 1975

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Marine Corps.
    SOC at NAS Memphis, TN.

    By January 2002

    To Thief River Falls Regional Airport, Thief River Falls, MN.
    Used as a ground trainer at Northland Community and Technical College which has a hangar at Thief River Falls Regional Airport.
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    2010

    Placed on display.
    Mounted on a pole in-front of KTVF.


    Photographer: Unknown

    28 September 2019


    Photographer: Max Sabin

    28 September 2019


    Photographer: Max Sabin

    28 September 2019


    Photographer: Max Sabin

    28 September 2019


    Photographer: Max Sabin
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