A-1 Skyraider: Propelling Through Time with a Classic Airframe. The A-1 first flew while Hitler still ruled Germany, in March 1945. The piston-engined prop plane entered service the following year ...

The Skyraider II is the latest aircraft to pay homage to a legendary plane. The original A-1 Skyraider flew from 1946 to the 1980s.

An A-1 Skyraider sits on the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, March 4, 2021. The Skyraider was a close-air support aircraft used in Korea and Vietnam.

It's a name that resonated in the Korean and Vietnam Wars: Skyraider. Now the moniker is returning to the U.S. Air Force on a new generation of planes. Why?

The A-1 Skyraider was used heavily during the Vietnam War, and its success can be seen in the number of aircraft losses vs. how many sorties were flown.

Its name is a nod to the A-1 Skyraider, a propeller-driven attack aircraft that saw heavy use in the Korean and Vietnam wars before its retirement in 1973, according to the command.

Douglas AD-5N Skyraider of VA(AW)-33 Det.42 circa in 1958 (Image credit: U.S. Navy) Among its variants, the AD-5N was a specialized version of the Skyraider, featuring a widened fuselage to ...

Its name is a nod to the A-1 Skyraider, a propeller-driven attack aircraft that saw heavy use in the Korean and Vietnam wars before its retirement in 1973, according to the command.

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bill Buice, a former A-1 Skyraider pilot, poses for a photo in front of the new OA-1K Skyraider II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 3, 2025.

The plane that wears the Skyraider now is known in its other form as the multi-mission OA-1 Sky Warden, it too a derivation of the Air Tractor AT-802, an agricultural aircraft used on a pretty ...

A-1 Skyraider: Propelling Through Time with a Classic Airframe. The A-1 first flew while Hitler still ruled Germany, in March 1945. The piston-engined prop plane entered service the following year ...