'499' (BuAerNo.152853) was built as a TA-4F and served USN units VA-125, VX-4 and VX-5. Converted to TA-4J, she served the IDF/AF as '748' and possibly '250'. Returned to the US in 2001 (N250WL), '499' became C-FGWT in January 2021.
'Striker-2' returning from a two-ship sortie with '038' C-GFTO. After 18 years in British service as ZJ648, flying from Boscombe Down, former Luftwaffe 40+09 was sold to Top Aces and became C-GVTA in June 2019.
'Skyhawk-7' leaving the Top Aces platform for a sortie to northern Schleswig Holstein. On the return leg, '499' made two rollers at Jagel Air Base. The TA-4J is the only two-seater in the Top Aces A-4 fleet at Nordholz.
The fin of Top Aces Skyhawk '542' celebrates 70 Years of NATO on this side and the 60th Anniversary of Jagdgeschwader 71 (Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 71) on the port side.
Skyhawk '532' (BuAerNo 159534) is ex Israeli IDF/AF and was registered in the USA as N266WL before transferring to the Canadian register as C-FGZO in February 2015.
'Skyhawk-4' coming back from the morning sortie, acting as high speed target north of the Frisian Islands. Former IDF/AF '321' was registered C-FGZS in February 2017.
'495' (BuAerNo.159823) patiently awaiting her pilot. Later in the morning the aircraft provided target facilities over the western coastline of Schleswig Holstein under callsign 'Skyhawk 8'.