Skyraider Returns: Why The US Has Resurrected The Vietnam-Era Combat Plane Name
Michael Conley, head of the Air Force Special Operations Command, announced in March 2025 that the newly developed OA-1K ...
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A Lone Two-Seater: The Story of the YA-10B Warthog
Designed for all-weather, night attacks, the two-seat YA-10B was meant to counter Soviet Cold War armor tactics, but only one was built. Project A-X The ...
Air Force’s newest plane, the Skyraider II, honors a legendary aircraft
The Skyraider II is the latest aircraft to pay homage to a legendary plane. The original A-1 Skyraider flew from 1946 to the ...
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Air Force revives Skyraider name for new light attack aircraft
The Air Force's new Skyraider II pays homage to the Skyraider used during the Vietnam War. Here, a Douglas A-1H ... the warrior spirit of the A-1 lives on in the OA-1K Skyraider II,” the ...
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The United States Is Getting New “Skyraiders”
The U.S. Air Force will be reviving the “Skyraider” designation decades ... The obvious parallel between the Cold War-era A-1 and the modernized OA-1K is in its propeller.
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When the A-1 Skyraider Shot Down Two MiG-17 Jets Over Vietnam
The MiG pilots had completely misjudged the Skyraiders, possibly assuming their speed advantage would ensure early victory—only to be outfought in close combat, where the A-1H Skyraider excelled.
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When the A-1 Skyraider Shot Down Two MiG-17 Jets Over Vietnam
They just wanted to take the fight to the enemy in North Vietnam ... The Douglas A-1H Skyraider, often nicknamed “Spad” after the World War I fighter, was a single-engine, propeller-driven ...