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The Douglas A-1 Skyraider (formerly designated AD before the 1962 unification of Navy and Air Force designations) is an American single-seat attack aircraft in service from 1946 to the early 1980s, which served during the Korean War and Vietnam War.
Decommissioned in 1974 and acquired by Svedinos the same year. Former Fleet Air Arm Skyraider AEW.1, WT962. [4] In storage AD-4W. 127945 – Owned by Flygvapenmuseum but on loan to Skyraider AB, Karlskoga, for restoration. Former Fleet Air Arm Skyraider AEW.1, WV185. Used by Svensk Flygtjänst as target tug 1963-1973, registration SE-EBI ...
Douglas A-1 Skyraider The Douglas A2D Skyshark was an American turboprop -powered attack aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company for the United States Navy . The program was substantially delayed by engine reliability problems, and was canceled because more promising jet attack aircraft had entered development and the smaller escort ...
A cutaway digram of an aircraft hangar ... much like the Ilyushin Il-2 or A-1 Skyraider ... On December 1, 1984, ...
The Royal Navy received 50 AD-4Ws [1] which were given the designation Skyraider AEW.1 These were used from 1951 until 1962. Fleet Air Arm. 849 Naval Air Squadron; 778 Naval Air Squadron (RNAS Culdrose, aircrew training 1951-1952)
It was to replace the piston-engined Douglas A-1 Skyraider. The requirement allowed one or two engines, either turbojet or turboprop. [1] The winning proposal from Grumman used two Pratt & Whitney J52 turbojet engines. The Intruder was the first Navy aircraft with an integrated airframe and weapons system.
A VA-174 AM-1 taking off from USS Kearsarge on 27 December 1948. With the prospect of flying the AD-1 Skyraider and AM-1 in carrier operations, the US Navy assigned the Maulers to Atlantic Fleet squadrons. [12] Attack Squadron 17A (VA-17A) was the first unit to get the
1/160 sec (0.00625) F-number: f/9: ISO speed rating: 100: Date and time of data generation: 17:06, 1 September 2012: Lens focal length: 400 mm: Short title: Douglas A-1 Skyraider (AD-4NA, 126965) Orientation: Normal: Horizontal resolution: 72 dpi: Vertical resolution: 72 dpi: File change date and time: 01:26, 26 August 2020: Y and C positioning ...