Span: 16"

Length: 16.5"

The Intruder was developed in response to a U.S. Navy specification for an all-weather carrier-based attack aircraft to serve as a replacement for the piston-powered, WWII-era A-1 Skyraider. Grumman was awarded the contract in 1957, and the resulting A2F-1 made its first flight on 19 April 1960. It was redesignated A-6A in the fall of 1962, and entered squadron service in February 1963.

The importance of the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, for the Quonset Air Museum, is the fact that first operational A-4 Squadron was VA-72, stationed at N.A.S. Quonset Point.

The Museum's A-4C, U.S. Navy Bureau Number: 147790 (blue fuselage) is currently under restoration. It will be restored to the original markings of VA-113 "STINGERS" which was assigned to U.S.S. Enterprise (CVAN-65) from November 19, 1966 to July 6,

1967 during the ships first combat tour in Vietnam.