Jeez..Freepers are quick! Every post was correcting the aircraft type. As an aside, the Israelis flew the Skyhawk, too. In fact I think it was an A-4 that strafed the Liberty..
>As an aside, the Israelis flew the Skyhawk, too.<
And Argentina during the Falklands War. From:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-4_Skyhawk
“Argentine Air Force Skyhawks sank HMS Coventry (D118) and HMS Antelope (F170) as well as producing heavy damage to several others: RFA Sir Galahad (1966) (which was subsequently scuttled as a war grave), HMS Glasgow (D88), HMS Argonaut (F56), HMS Broadsword (F88) and RFA Sir Tristram. Argentine Navy A-4Qs, flying from Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego naval airbase, also played a role in the bombing attacks against British ships, destroying HMS Ardent (F184).[18]”
And, from what I recall from reading about the Falklands War, had the Argentines known how to properly arm the bombs, the carnage would have been a lot worse...