A-4 Skyhawks 

of VA-216 Black Diamond Skyhawks

by Nick Monopoli

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Here are some photos of Skyhawks I have built for the pilots of VA-216, and some of the pilots themselves.  One of the models, NP 693, is on display in the Virginia Aviation Museum along with the actual Skyhawk that was repainted to match the first Skyhawk I built for Paul Galanti (NP 694 is in the ARC gallery).

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We returned to the museum last week, and I got to climb into the cockpit!! The squadron named my wife and I honorary members. We are proud and honored to be associated with this extraordinary group of people.

If I had known building models for pilots would lead to this, I would have started sooner!

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Thanks for letting me show off a little. Hope you enjoy the photos.

Nick

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Photos and text © by Nick Monopoli