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A4G Skyhawk livery of the late 1970's embarked aboard HMAS Melbourne, based out of HMAS Albatross (NAS Nowra)

They differ from the livery supplied with the community A-4E-C Skyhawk in the following ways:

Light Gull Grey colouring and Insignia White undersides are correct colours.
Side Numbers are correct font, location, and size
Rescue stencils are correct font.
Included skins for VC-724 squadron.

The same aircraft have different variations of the Gull Grey/White scheme from the photos I have seen, so these skins are meant to be representative of the period.

VF-805 was the Fleet Defence fighter squadron, and elements of it embarked aboard HMAS Melbourne.
VC-724 was the Operational Training and Conversion squadron, and normally operated TA-4G dual seat versions, and a single seat version, along with a multitude of other trainers including Sea Venoms and the Macchi MB-326.

A fictional skin based on a blend of the Gull Grey/Insignia White hi-vis of the Royal Australian Navy VC-724 Squadron, and the US Navy of the 1970s, but with the hawk's head from the Brazilian Navy's AF-1 (A-4KU Skyhawk) and darker grey of the aircraft depicted here:

https://www.defesaaereanaval.com.br/aviacao/plastimodelismo-af-1-com-pintura-comemorativa-dos-15-anos

Totally Fictional and blatantly transposing the markings of one aircraft onto a totally unrelated one for no reason other than I think they go together nicely.

A fictional skin based on a blend of the Gull Grey/Insignia White hi-vis of the Royal Australian Navy VC-724 Squadron, and the US Navy of the 1970s, but with the hawk's head from the Brazilian Navy's AF-1 (A-4KU Skyhawk) and darker grey of the aircraft depicted here:

https://www.defesaaereanaval.com.br/aviacao/plastimodelismo-af-1-com-pintura-comemorativa-dos-15-anos

Totally Fictional and blatantly transposing the markings of one aircraft onto a totally unrelated one for no reason other than I think they go together nicely.