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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.
Douglas AD-4NA Skyraider on display at the Air Zoo Douglas AD-5W Skyraider at Bremerton National Airport. 125739 – United States Naval Museum of Armament and Technology, NAWS China Lake (North) in Ridgecrest, California. [36] 126924 – Yanks Air Museum in Chino, California. [37] [38] 127888 – Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Michigan. [39] AD-4W
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)
March 21: Flying the A-1 Skyraider. Vietnam War veteran John Larrison will discuss conducting some of the first A-1 Skyraider missions over Vietnam. April 18: Tomcats Over the Gulf.
He served two tours, during the Vietnam War and flew a total 596 missions, all in propeller aircraft. He served as squadron commander for a 400-person unit at Lackland Air Force Base and as an A-1 Skyraider combat squadron commander. Harding is one of the top 25 most decorated American veterans. [1]
Hobby Master 1/72 die-cast metal model of Douglas A-1J Sock It To 'Em, retrieved January 3, 2015. Memorial to Major James East, Jr. killed while flying Douglas A-1J Sock It To 'Em, retrieved January 3, 2015. "Vietnam War veteran George Marrett 602nd Air Commando on cheating death". YouTube. Military Tales. January 20, 2023
Downed USAF Douglas A-1E, pilot was later awarded the Medal of Honor A-1 Skyraider—191 total, 150 in combat . First loss: A-1E 52-132465 (1st Air Commando Squadron [ACS], 34th Tactical Group [TG]) shot down during night training mission on 29 August 1964 near Bien Hoa, SVN (Capt Richard Dean Goss KIA, one RVNAF observer [name unknown] KIA) [12]: 10
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