Ever wanted to see an A-4 Skyhawk hanging over an infinity pool? Well only in Villa Park, California is this possible. Located on Mesa Dr this home features a beautiful backyard with a patio, infinity pool and amazing panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean, Catalina Island and the nightly Disneyland fireworks. However, for these homeowners that was not enough, so they purchased a million dollar plus jet and hung it from above the patio and infinity pool.
Where to View the A-4 Skyhawk
The A-4 Skyhawk aircraft hangs from a backyard patio over an infinity pool thus cannot be seen from the front of the house on Mesa Dr. It can best be viewed viewed on Ludwig St or Briley Way off Taft. Look North towards the hills to find it. There are no hills in any other direction so it should be easy to spot although not always visible depending where you are on those streets. This is a private property and no trespassing is allowed.
Another A-4 Skyhawk aircraft, A-4M specifically, can viewed at the OC Fair & Event Center outside Heroes Hall.
About the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
The A-4 Skyhawk was a very versatile subsonic light single engine attack-aircraft specifically designed to operate from an aircraft carrier. The Skyhawk was designed by Douglas’ Ed Heinemann in response to a U.S. Navy call for a jet-powered attack aircraft to replace the A-1 Skyraider.
The wings are so compact that they did not need to be folded for carrier stowage and the cockpit was very small. Nicknames included “Scooter,” “Kiddiecar,” “Bantam Bomber,” “Tinker Toy,” and “Heinemann’s Hot-Rod.”
Douglas built 2,960 Skyhawks between 1954 and 1979. Skyhawks provided the U.S. Navy and Marines with maneuverable, yet powerful, attack bombers that had great altitude and range capabilities, plus an unusual flexibility in armament capacity.
Skyhawks were used extensively in the Vietnam War, they were also used in the Yom Kippur War, and the Falklands War. Notable naval aviators who flew the Skyhawk included Lieutenant Commanders Everett Alvarez, Jr. and John McCain, and Commander James Stockdale. Late Senator John McCain was flying a Skyhawk in Vietnam in 1967 when he was shot down and became a prisoner of war. The Navy’s Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron flew the A-4 Skyhawk II from 1974 to 1986.
A number of A-4 variants are still in active military service in other countries.