But after the bad performances of Jaguar prototype M05 during the various test campaigns at the Royal Aircraft Establishment of Bedford and on CV Clemenceau, the French Navy, was much more interested by american-built aircraft such as the Mc Donnell-Douglas A-4M Skyhawk II and LTV A-7E Corsair II.
Indeed, the Service Central de l'Aéronautique (Aeronautical Central Command) evaluated the Mc Donnell-Douglas A-4M Skyhawk II. The A-4M Skyhawk II BuAer from U.S.M.C.'s VMA-214 "Black Sheep" based at MCAS El Toro was sent to perform that duty.
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