Restoration of the Museo Nacional de Aeronautica's Douglas A-4C Skyhawk C-322

[Sturmovik]

In an effort to improve their aircraft collection, the MNA's most recent restoration effort has focused on the combat battered Douglas A-4C Skyhawk.

The below photo, pre-restoration, was taken by me in 2021. The camouflage here appears to be off-white/light grey and the green version of olive drab. Coded C-322, the aircraft was assigned to the IVth Air Brigade in 1976, and assigned to the Vth Air Brigade in 1983. AMILARG shows no record of this aircraft participating in the South Atlantic War of 1982.

 

This photo was taken from the MNA's Facebook page. Unlike C-322, the restored aircraft will carry full 1982 ID bands. The camouflage was also changed to off-white/light grey with the brown version of olive drab. The aircraft is still storaged. I'll post a photo showing the finished restoration once it's published in the MNA's Facebook page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[exdraken]

Great!

Hope for more pics soon

 

Colors seem to be rather correct,  no?

 

[GiampieroSilvestri]

I found this picture of a Argentinian A-4C Skyhawk taken in 1982 during the Falklands war doing a google search.

 

Saluti

 

Giampiero

 

[RidgeRunner]

Nice @Sturmovik. I remember seeing an A-4 (C-240) at the Buenos Aires downtown airport - Jorge Newbery. It was green and brown and parked in front of the VIP terminal? Is it still there?

 

Martin

  

[Sturmovik]

2 hours ago, RidgeRunner said:

Jorge Newbery

That was the first home of the MNA. The collection was moved to its current location at the Morón Air Base sometime ago.

2 hours ago, exdraken said:

Great!

Hope for more pics soon

 

Colors seem to be rather correct,  no?

 

Don't really know about the colours. Maybe  both the brown and green are correct for the Cs.

[k5054nz]

I really like that paint scheme - perhaps I'll finally pick up the Airfix kit!

[Sturmovik]

1 hour ago, k5054nz said:

I really like that paint scheme - perhaps I'll finally pick up the Airfix kit!

Remember that the Airfix kit is B. For a C, Fujimi may be your only choice. And then you'll have to source the antenna hump on the fuselage.

[k5054nz]

On 11/24/2022 at 12:41 PM, Sturmovik said:

Remember that the Airfix kit is B. For a C, Fujimi may be your only choice. And then you'll have to source the antenna hump on the fuselage.

Thank you, that would have caught me out!

[Hook]

On 11/24/2022 at 12:41 AM, Sturmovik said:

And then you'll have to source the antenna hump on the fuselage.

Academy's OV-10 kits contain a suitable "close enough for government work" part D10 - surplus in the OV-10D boxing. 

 

Cheers,

 

Andre 

[11bravo]

I guess I'm in the minority but personally - I wish they had just displayed the jet as is.   That's a wonderful, glossy paint scheme they used but the picture at the top of this thread was of a working, combat vet.   The "restored" version looks more like a toy.