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1971/08 - First fighter bombers
US Navy A-4B Skyhawk
1971
SADC acquired 32 A-4B Skyhawks, forming 142 Squadron—its first fighter bomber unit—at Changi Air Base.
The SADC acquired, restored, and modified 32 former US Navy A-4B Skyhawks in 1971. These front-line defenders and ground-attack bombers were inaugurated into 142 Squadron at Changi Air Base in February 1974, and later into 143 and 145 Squadrons.
The SADC's pioneer batch of A-4 pilots.
An A-4S training certificate issued by Lockheed in 1973.
The RSAF's 142 Squadron took part in Exercise Arctic Ruler in September 1977.
The A-4B Skyhawk of 143 Squadron in 1989.