The article "100 Years of Marine Aviation (Feb./Mar. 2012) names 10 aircraft that match the creed of assisting the Marine ground forces. But the list totally neglects the A-4 Skyhawk and includes the F-4 Phantom. Although the F-4 did drop weapons in Vietnam, its primary role was air cover. It was the A-4 that got down in the weeds to support the ground forces.
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