Ginter S. Naval Fighters Number Fifty-Nine. Douglas A-4A/B in USMC Service

Naval Fighters 2002. — 76p. — ISBN: 0-942612-50-7.USMC/USMCR/USNR Douglas A-4A1B Skyhawks is the companion volume to Naval Fighters Number Forty-Nine, the Douglas A-4A/B Skyhawk In Navy Service. The Navy volume contains 61 p. of development, aircraft description details and drawings, that pertain to Marine A-4A1Bs.Although much fewer Marine squadrons were equipped with the A-4A1Bs than Navy squadrons, the type still saw extensive usage by fourteen active duty Marine squadrons. The aircraft were ultimately assigned to fourteen Navy and Marine reserve bases.