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One of the most versatile and durable naval aircraft was the Douglas AD/A-1 Skyraider. It also was one of the first specialized electronic aircraft in the U.S. arsenal, as the Skyraider's large payload capacity and carrier capability made it an ideal candidate for several electronic configurations. 1
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The Douglas A-1 Skyraider, previously called AD Skyraider, had an amazingly long and prosperous career. It is an American single-seat fighter plane that saw service from 1940 to 1980. It became a propeller-driven, piston-powered anachronism in the jet age and was named "Spad." Table of Contents Specifications Photo Gallery Description Manufacturer:
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Meet the A-1 Skyraider: As I noted in my 19FortyFive article on the P-80/F-80 Shooting Star, it was the Korean War that ushered in the age of jet-versus-jet combat, with the aforementioned.
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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.
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Vietnam - AD Skyraider/Dick Rutan and Jon Goldenbaum. Warbirds in Review. https://www.flyingtv.com/…/warbirds-in-review-ad-1-and-a-1h-s…. When the first F-4C.
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The Douglas A-1 Skyraider (formerly known as AD Skyraider) is an American single-seat attack aircraft in service from 1946 to the early 1980s. The Skyraider.
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The A-1 (formerly known as the AD Skyraider) is a single-seat attack aircraft that saw service from 1946 until the 1980s. The piston-engined, American-designed plane's ability to carry large amounts of weapons over a long period of time made it especially powerful during the Southeast Asia War.
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The Douglas AD Skyraider wasn't pretty, but its pilots and maintenance crews dubbed it the Able Dog because of its handling and dependability. Some still regard it as "the best airplane ever made for close-in attack." by E.R. Johnson 9/13/2019. A perfect example of this air-to-ground workhorse, the Military Aviation Museum's impressive Douglas.
Douglas A1 Skyraider Flight Journal
Dec 15, 2017. A U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H Skyraider of attack squadron VA-152 Friendlies in flight in 1966. VA-152 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 16 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany.
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The airplane that became the AD (later redesignated A-1) Skyraider evolved from a Navy decision in 1943 to combine the World War II dive-bombing and torpedo missions in one aircraft. Built.
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Welcome to two great websites about the Douglas Skyraider The Official Website of the A-1 Skyraider Association and The A-1 Combat Journal
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Douglas A-1 Skyraider (AD-1) Single-Engine, Single-Seat Fighter-Bomber / Ground Attack Aircraft [ 1946 ] The multi-role Douglas A-1 Douglas Skyraider more than proved its worth during a storied career that included time in the skies over Vietnam.
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The Douglas AD-1 (formerly AD) Skyraider was a U.S. single-seat attack bomber of the late 1940's, 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s. The aircraft entered service in December, 1946. The piston-engined, prop-driven Skyraider was a postwar follow-on to World War II dive bombers and torpedo bombers such as the Helldiver and Avenger.
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The A-1 Skyraider originated as a carrier-based torpedo and dive bomber. As the XBT2D-1, it first flew March 18, 1945, and deliveries as the AD-1 to the Navy began in November 1946. In 1962 the Skyraider became the A-1. The Skyraider was the first single-seat torpedo/dive bomber to serve with the Navy. Its success in both Korea and Vietnam.
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The Douglas A-1 Skyraider (formerly AD) was an American single-seat attack aircraft that saw service between the late 1940s and early 1980s. It became a piston-powered, propeller-driven anachronism in the jet age, and was nicknamed "Spad", after the French World War I fighter. [2]
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The Douglas A-1 (formerly AD) Skyraider was a U.S. single-seat attack bomber of the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. A propeller-driven anachronism in the jet a.