Douglas Aircraft Company Ed Heinemann with Donald Douglas (1947) Douglas Aircraft’s El Segundo Division displays its products during an open house on 14 November 1954. Area B of Los Angeles AFB now occupies the area pictured here. The aircraft paint booth in the background was modified to create Building 219, the People Center. The airplanes shown are (left to right) AD-5 Skyraider, AD-6 Skyraider, A4D Skyhawk, A3D Skywarrior, F4D Skyray, F3D Skyknight, and A2D Skyshark. Note: Boeing Photo and given the date the A4D is BuNo 137812 thru 137815. Ed Heinemann's light attack design resulted in the production of 2,960 Skyhawks From Prototype The First Production To the Last Production Ed Heinemann in the air. Ed Heinemann after flight. Edward H. Heinemann - Skyhawk Designer Harry S. Gann - A/C Designer and Photographer R.G. Smith - A/C Designer and Artist Robert O. Rahn - Test Pilot, 1st Skyhawk Flight D.W. Wood - Test Pilot, 1st A-4B R.E. Drew - Test Pilot, 1st A-4C D.R. Wilson - Test Pilot, 1st A-4E H.H. Knickerbocker - Test Pilot, 1st TA-4F W.S. Smith - Test Pilot, 1st A-4F, TA-4J, A-4K, A-4L and A-4M James Stegman - Test Pilot, 1st A-4G and TA-4G J.P. Lane - Test Pilot, 1st A-4H, TA-4H, TA-4K and A-4N F.W. Hamilton - Test Pilot, 1st A-4KU and TA-4KU Walter Harper - Test Pilot 1956-1973 William Paulson - Test Pilot Bob Krall - Test Pilot Harold G. Tutterrow - Tool Design Douglas Rep John Rosen Douglas Test Pilots - 1956 Douglas Test Pilots - 1957 Delivery of A4D-2 to the Navy Edwards Flyer 07 APR 66 2,000th Skyhawk Built Douglas Test Pilot in BuNo 155051 Douglas Test Pilot in BuNo 142760 Douglas Test Pilot in BuNo 149447 Douglas Plant Douglas Aircraft Ad Douglas Poster A-4 Background Article A4D - Smallest A4D - Lightweight Birth of the TA-4 1,500th Skyhawk A-4s for the 70s Production Record Skyhawk Production Ends Thirty Years of Flight 30th Anniversary Model Designations / 1st Flights Douglas Test Division Photo Album Douglas Aircraft Company Bibliography a4skyhawk.org Home Page