Near Kenner in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Restored Navy A-4 Skyhawk
Memorial to the Naval Aviators of the Vietnam War
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, circa April 2, 2016
1. A-4 Skyhawk Memorial
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Restored Navy A-4 Skyhawk. Memorial to the Naval Aviators of the Vietnam War. The Kenner Naval Museum Commission acquired the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft and commissioned its total external restoration. The 122nd Bomb Squadron Restoration Unit of the Louisiana National Guard Jackson Barracks Museum, led by the late Clarence Eckelmann, performed the restoration that was completed in September 2002. The aircraft with over 5,563 active flying hours, served the Navy with distinction from its acceptance on November 27, 1959 to its deactivation on May 11, 1974. It has been restored in the appropriate paint scheme of a Squadron that flew missions off the USS Wasp during the Vietnam War and stands as a memorial to the naval aviators of this conflict.
The Kenner Naval Museum Commission acquired the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft and commissioned its total external restoration. The 122nd Bomb Squadron Restoration Unit of the Louisiana National Guard Jackson Barracks Museum, led by the late Clarence Eckelmann, performed the restoration that was completed in September 2002. The aircraft with over 5,563 active flying hours, served the Navy with distinction from its acceptance on November 27, 1959 to its deactivation on May 11, 1974. It has been restored in the appropriate paint scheme of a Squadron that flew missions off the USS Wasp during the Vietnam War and stands as a memorial to the naval aviators of this conflict.
Location. 29° 59.432′ N, 90° 14.616′ W. Memorial is near Kenner, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish. It is at the intersection of Minor Street and 18th Street, on the left when traveling north on Minor Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Kenner LA 70062, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the River Parishes and in Greater New Orleans. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2016. This page has been viewed 470 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
