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Best Way to Explore the site! There are drop down menu items at the top of each page. AND there is a "Search" Window at the bottom of each page.

What if I do not know my user name, password, or my e-mail address is not up to date? Contact our Secretary.

Where do I find parts for a Skyhawk I am restoring or maintaining? The Skyhawk Association has no affiliation with parts suppliers and endorses no-one. The following list may assist in finding parts and we only suggest you to use caution, with your best judgement in selecting sources for parts. Please note that this is not a complete list, just the businesses known to us. We would also suggest that you network with other A-4 operators, some of whom are listed under “A-4 Users” on this site and don’t forget the many museums that have A-4s on display.

IEP/IEPO - International Engine Parts – 111 N Mill St., Santa Paula, CA, (805) 933-3230

Skyhawk Ventures, offers the following comments concerning A-4 publications:

George Posey at Newport Aeronautical (contact information below) has in stock the most complete library of all of the Navair manuals for all variants of the A4 and TA4 and if he is out of stock he can get them from Navair. Navair will release most unclassified documents through a FOIA request but if you are not a government contractor it takes many months to get documents from their archives. George is a government contractor and can get them with a pretty quick turnaround. They are obviously more expensive if you go through George. For Airframe changes, Power plant bulletins, etc I recommend the engine manufacturer or some of the engine shops that do overhaul work on J52s like AeroTurbines in Stockton CA. I've gotten PPC and other engine related bulletins and change orders from Elmo Iadevaia at IEPO. Elmo is very knowledgeable engine guy. He runs a second generation engine parts business with a solid reputation and is usually willing to help. His limited contact information is below as well. He operates worldwide and is sometimes hard to get in touch with. I recommend starting with contacting his assistant, who's name is Abel, at this email address IEP current website/contact information . Its been a couple of years since I talked to Elmo or Abel so I am not certain about their current contact information. IEP has a website that will have telephone contact information. Ron Guy at United Aeronautical has a lot of manuals. Manual sales is not their business. They use them to service and overhaul parts that they sell. Porter Spangler.

George M. Posey III, Newport Aeronautical Sales, 949 574-4100 ph, 949 574-4106 fx, Newport Aeronautical website and www.newportaero.com

I have a POW/MIA bracelet, and would like to return it to the family. The following link can help - TaskForce Omega.

How do I contact someone who served in a Skyhawk outfit that you have listed on the Association Web site? Check the Association Contact List to see if there is a SDO for the unit in question. A unit SDO should be your first contact. For units that do not have a SDO, contact the SDO-Coordinator.

Looking for a Marine? Then you can also try Leatherneck Magazine. They publish a "Mail Call" column which lists requests for contacts with Marines, etc. Mail to: Mail Call editor, P.O. Box 1775, Quantico, Va.

Other places for finding former squadron etc. members: Sites like Hullnumber.com , navysite-crewlist, Togetherweserved.com

General Research Information!

This section contains general information useful for military and aviation research. It is provided strictly as an aid with no particular endorsement of any site or its contents.

For information on Aircraft Losses in Vietnam: "Vietnam Air Losses United States Air Force Navy and Marine Corps Fixed-Wing Aircraft Losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973" by Chris Hobson.

2001

ISBN 1 85780 115 6

Midland Publishing

4 Watling Drive, Hinckley

LE10 3EY, England

If event was Skyhawk related, we may have information on it. Contact our research group Research contact form

One possible source of information for an aircraft accident is Aviation Archaeology

If event was non-A4 Skyhawk aircraft loss related and you have Aircraft BuNo. (Bureau Number), date of loss, etc. utilize official military sites such as

Naval Aviation History

AND/OR

Department of the Navy - Naval Historical Center at 805 Kidder Breese SE, Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. 20374-5060 FOR:

Aircraft Accident Summaries/Aircraft Mishap Investigation Reports

The aircraft accident reports are a record of operational losses. The summary reports normally do not include reports on combat losses. Presently, the collection covers the period 1920 to December 1979. The records are filed by type of aircraft and date of the accident. The collection is only on microfilm. NOTE: Without the type of aircraft and date of the accident it is almost impossible to locate the report on the microfilm. Requestors must have the type of aircraft and date of the accident in order to obtain a copy of the report. Records for the post December 1979 period are held by the Naval Safety Center. Their address is Commander Naval Safety Center, Attn: Code 71, 375A Street, Norfolk, VA 23511-4399.

An excellent U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam Records site is thevietnamfiles.com

Marines: MATMEP or equivalent or any other records for training and MOS experience.

Try: Marine Corps Records Correspondence (MMSB-12), 2008 Elliot Road, Quantico, VA. 22134-5030. Ph- 1-800-268-3710, (703) 784-3920/4646/5616

Looking for information concerning a POW/MIA Braclet? Try Task Force Omega Inc.

Books such as "How to Locate Anyone Who Is or Has Been in the Military" by Johnson and Knox can provide vauluable information such as little known records locations. A related web site is MilitaryUSA.com

NARA eVetRecs

Amervets.com

USNAVYEMAIL.COM is a site to check for email ids.

Buried Vets Records.

Veterans Benfits and Services.

DUTY STATION VERIFICATION [USN]: Many times your Discharge Papers (DD 214) don't tell the whole story of your duty stations while in the service. One of the things they won't show is when you were sent on TDY or TAD. Proof of duty stations arrival and departure is contained in Ships Log for ships and Deck Log for Shore Activities. When you check in and out an entry is made in one of those Logs. The names of assigned officers usually appear on the first page of each month's deck log. The enlisted men assigned to a naval ship or command are listed on muster rolls which were also submitted monthly. If needed, the following are Government sources where you can locate and obtain information regarding assignments:

The Old Military and Civil Branch, National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20408 Tel: (202) 501-5385 holds copies of the deck logs from 1801 through December 1940, as well as the muster rolls through 1938 in bound books.

The Modern Military Branch, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001 Tel: (301) 837-3510) has custody of the deck logs from 1 January 1941 to the year over thirty years from the present date, as well as microfilm copies of the muster rolls from 1939 through 1975. After 1956, a list of the officers is usually included with the muster rolls.

The Modern Military Branch at College Park also has custody of the Bureau of Naval Personnel Casualty Files, which have the official list of Navy casualties for each World War II action.

The Enlisted Personnel Management Center, New Orleans, LA 70159-7900, ATTN: Personnel Accounting has custody of the muster rolls or crew rosters from 1976 to 30 September 1987.

The Navy Personnel Command (PERS-06P), 5720 Integrity Drive, Millington, TN 38055 Tel: (901)874-3165 has custody of the muster rolls or crew rosters from 1 October 1987 to the present.

[Source: Naval Historical Center FAQ JUL 05

The proper use of Internet Search Engines, will provide access to many sources of information.

For UNIT SPECIFIC matters contact the unit SDO first, see the Squadron Duty Officer listing below.

Choose the appropriate contact category using the Association contact form.

JOURNAL EDITOR: Journal specific contributions and inquiries use Journal contact form

MODELERS - contributions & questions on Skyhawk modelling use Modeling contact form

SECRETARY: Membership and web site login related inquiries use Membership / Login contact form

Association Patch orders use Patch Orders contact form

WEBMASTER: Contribute images/information other than above, comments on web site use Website / Contributions contact form

For GENERAL RESEARCH inquiries: Contact our research group using Research contact form

UNIT CONTACTS

For units without a listed SDO, use the Association contact form. Your message will be handled by the appropriate coordinator. Open Contact Form

Contacting a Squadron Duty Officer

SDO email addresses are now kept private. Use the Contact this unit link or the Association contact form and select the appropriate squadron or unit.

Open the Association Contact Form