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 "wikipedia": {
  "title": "Douglas A-4 Skyhawk",
  "summary": "The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single-seat, subsonic, carrier-capable, light attack aircraft designed and produced by American aerospace manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company, later built by McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated A4D under the United States Navy's pre-1962 designation system.",
  "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A-4_Skyhawk",
  "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
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  "retrieved": "2026-10-11"
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  "attribution": "Drawing of the Douglas A-4E Skyhawk by AirwayControl Aircraft Library (https://aircraft.intelsystems.ai/aircraft/A4/), CC BY 4.0"
 },
 "source": "AirwayControl Aircraft Library",
 "updated": "2026-10-11"
}