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 …

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...

The Douglas AD (A-1) Skyraider is a single-engine single-seat fighter bomber produced by the US American manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company. The Skyraider was used as a land-based …

Originally designed to meet World War II requirements for a carrier-based, single-place, long-range, high performance dive bomber/torpedo-carrier, the Skyraider was ordered in July 1944 …

While serving in Navy Attack Squadron 145 (VA-145), aboard the USS Constellation, A-1Hs (AD-6) participated in Operation Pierce Arrow, the retaliatory strikes against North Vietnam for the …

Aug 25, 2022 · 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 …

Aug 27, 2022 · At first known as the AD Skyraider, this piston-powered attack airplane designed from 1943 had a fantastic, long career spanning three quarters of the cold war, outliving his …

Mar 28, 2020 · The AD-4 version and its sub-variants – the production standard in 1950 – were the most numerous to serve in the Korean War, equipping attack squadrons in 17 of the 25 …

Designed as a robust, multi-role attack aircraft for the US Navy, the carrier-based Skyraider was able to carry a wide variety of weapons on its numerous wing hard points.

U.S. Navy A-1H Skyraider from Attack Squadron VA-152 over Vietnam in 1966. The Douglas A-1 Skyraider (formerly AD) was an American single-seat attack aircraft that saw service between …