Ex-RSAF Skyhawks given to four tertiary institutions

Read this under "latest news" in ST (Oct 5). The RSAF has some 20 decommissioned A-4SU Super Skyhawk fighter jets and they are giving them to institutions of learning. One has already go to Singapore Polytechnic, while three others are slated to go to Temasek Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Nanyang Technological University (NTU). According to the report, "the planes will be used to help teach the aeronautical engineering courses and lecturers from the schools say students would undoubtedly gain from having a real plane to look at." Cool. Now let's hope I'll get to see one on the NUS campus eventually as well--given that MINDEF "has not ruled out giving more to other universities and polytechnics."

Related: "The Singapore Skyhawk Story" by Mike Yeo of Horizon ModelTech; on the last flight of the Skyhawks.