Italeri was founded in the early 60s with that enthusiasm that only the unbridled passion of youth can create. Since they were boys the two founders of Italeri loved airplanes and military vehicles. Soon they were no longer satisfied with the models available at the time: they wanted something more and better. What they wanted was not available so they decided to produce it themselves. Their hobby turned into an accurate research and became the motivating force to produce the models that modelers want with no imperfections whatsoever. Thus the company asserted itself always increasing his range of products and growing. Also thanks to the imagination and the talent of the founders and of their colleagues Italeri in time became a leader in modeling! Item is brand new and in its original factory packaging. Listing images are stock pictures provided by the manufacturer or the distributor. The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk was developed in the 1950s and was one of the most famous light attack aircraft in the aviation history. Its small and compact dimensions made it extremely maneuverable and ideal for use on the aircraft carriers. It was characterized by the low-mounted delta wing solution the two small air intakes on the fuselage sides and the adoption of the single Pratt & Whitney J52 turbojet engine. It was armed with two 20 mm. guns and thanks to its hard points under the wings and under the fuselage the Skyhawk was able to support a wide variety of air-to-air missiles air-to-surface missiles rockets and bombs. Thanks to its operational capabilities the A-4 scored a good commercial success and has been adopted by several air forces around the world. In addition to United States it was used among others by Australia New Zealand Kuwait and Israel.