The forgotten, incredible story of the only time the two-seat TA-4F Skyhawk went to combat from a carrier flightdeck – The Aviation Geek Club
The Navy had developed a hand-held laser, which allowed the aircraft crew to pinpoint the target themselves, but the single-seater pilot could not fly the aircraft and handle the laser simultaneously. Another pair of hands was required, and the TA-4F was just the thing. The basic role of the TA-4 Skyhawk was a two-place, lightweight, …