While it played a crucial role in Vietnam, the Douglas A-1 Skyraider was designed during World War II for the U.S. Navy. It arrived after World War II ended, but during the Korean War the ...

The Douglas A-1/ AD-1 Skyraider made her maiden flight on 18 March 1945, i.e. whilst WWII was still raging. If you think she bears at least a passing resemblance to another famous warbird made by ...

In an era dominated by jet power, the Douglas A-1 Skyraider proved that prop planes still packed a punch. Against all odds, these rugged aircraft brought down a MiG fighter in one of the most jaw ...

What You Need to Know: The A-1 Skyraider, introduced during World War II, became the U.S.'s last propeller-driven attack aircraft. First flown in 1945, it served through the Korean and Vietnam ...

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The Douglas A-1 Skyraider was designed for the US Navy in the final years of World War II. The A-1, a piston-engine propeller plane, held its own even as the US embraced jet-powered aircraft. When ...

The Douglas XBT2D-1 Skyraider prototype BuNo. 09086 was used by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ... but no longer state-of-the-art — to bolster South Vietnam’s fledging air force.

Douglas AD-5N Skyraider of VA(AW)-33 in flight (Image credit: U.S. Navy) SHARE In late 1958, during heightened tensions in the Taiwan Strait, Skyraider pilots were prepped for nuclear strike missions.

One such example of the remarkable Douglas A-1 (AD) Skyraider and all of its variants is now for sale via Platinum Fighter Sales of Redondo Beach, California, and it's a remarkably special example ...

The aircraft is named after the Douglas A-1 Skyraider, a piston-engined attack aircraft that served during the Korean and Vietnan Wars. “Skyraider II represents not just a new platform, ...

An AD-4N Douglas Skyraider aircraft now sits peacefully at the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, following a somewhat controversial journey to Mobile.