Doodlebug A4
An amazing painting by Kaike Shigeo showing a depiction of an USMC A-4M Skyhawk of VMA-331 “The Doodlebugs” sometime between 1973-83 when flying that model from MCAS Cherry Point. The squadron made five deployments to Republic of Vietnam in support of combat operations during the Vietnam War. They flew A-4’s in various models from 1959-1985 when they transitioned to the AV-8 Harrier. The unit was decommisoned in 1992, with one pilot, Capt Reginald C. Underwood, was killed in action during Operation Desert Storm.