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	AD-1 Skyraider Info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Skyraider was designed to be a replacement for the current naval torpedo/dive bombers that were then in use.
		After WWII the Skyraider was to become one of the most valuable weapons available to both U.S. Navy and USAF during the Korean and Vietnam wars (some bearing the designation A-1, and the affectionate nickname "Sandy").
		In Korea the Skyraider's contribution was sufficient to win a US Navy accolade of "the best and most effective close support airplane in the world"'.
	www.daveswarbirds.com /usplanes/aircraft/skyraidr.htm (284 words)

	A-1 Skyraider - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Douglas AD (later A-1) Skyraider was a US single-seat attack bomber of the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s, a propeller-driven anachronism in the jet age with a remarkably long and successful career.
		The Skyraider was originally designed in the 1940s by Ed Heinemann of the Douglas Aircraft Company, as a simpler alternative to the XBTD-1.
		Although the Skyraider entered production too late for active service in World War II, it turned out to be of great value in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars, as its weapon load and 10-hour flying time far surpassed the jets that were available.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/A-1_Skyraider (1070 words)

	NATIONAL MUSEUM of NAVAL AVIATION - COLLECTIONS - AIRCRAFT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Douglas AD "Skyraider" was built to replace the SB2C Helldiver, but did not participate in any WWII operations before the war ended.
		In contrast, the AD's participation as a strike aircraft in North Vietnam was of a limited duration due to heavy losses and damages incurred from sophisticated AAA and guided missiles (48 carrier-based Skyraiders were lost in combat).
		One of the Museum's aircraft (the last AD to fly in attack role in combat) was received from VA-25 in a flyable condition (BuNo 135300).
	broadcast.illuminatedtech.com /display/story.cfm?bp=109&sid=8085 (404 words)

	Able Dog Skyraider - Fighter Factory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Skyraiders continued to serve with the Navy and Air Force through the time of the Vietnam War.
		Captain William Gallery, of the aircraft carrier USS Princeton, made the suggestion that the Skyraiders attempt to drop Mk-13 torpedoes on the sluice gates, thus preventing the Chinese Communist Forces from controlling the flow of the Hwachon River.
		Skyraiders were used for combat in all weather situations, refueling, target towing, troop transportation, medical transport, photo reconnaissance, submarine detection and numerous other missions.
	www.fighterfactory.net /airworthy-aircraft/skyraider.php (807 words)

	Sky Raider Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Skyraider BuNo 126959 was officially transferred to Chad's Air Force on 7 April 1976, with 3,892 hours on the airframe.
		USAF units began flying the Skyraider in Vietnam in 1964 and by the end of 1972, the last of the A-1s of the 1st Special Operations Squadron were turned over to the VNAF.
		The war the Skyraider was engaged in varied with the seasons.
	www.americanairpowermuseum.com /htm/skyraider.htm (1695 words)

	DOUGLAS A-1E "SKYRAIDER" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The history of the Skyraider began during WW II when Douglas submitted a design to the U.S. Navy for the XBT2D-1 as a replacement for the famous SBD dive-bomber.
		The result was a new airplane designated as the "AD" which made its first flight on March 18, 1945.
		For the next 12 years there was constant improvement in the airplane up through the AD-7, and 3,180 Skyraiders were delivered to the Navy, many of which were used during the Korean War.
	www.wpafb.af.mil /museum/air_power/ap49.htm (215 words)

	Monogram 1/48 AD-6 Skyraider
		Throughout the early 60s’, the Skyraider was often used in political coupe as well as anti-coupe by the VNAF.
		For added realism, I sanded the back of the hubs until the spoke walls were paper thin, then poked out the backing so that only the spokes remained.
		A grill mesh was added in the radiator lower scoop.
	modelingmadness.com /reviews/viet/camad6.htm (2284 words)

	Service of AD Skyraider with US Navy
		Throughout the Korean conflict, the Skyraider was used in a variety of roles--day and night attack against North Korean and Chinese troop concentrations as well as radar jamming and electronic countermeasures.
		Skyraiders also flew support during rescues of downed American aircrews over North Vietnam, and their long endurance times and accurate flak suppression fire made it possible to recover numerous downed pilots.
		Although the Skyraider was never intended to be a fighter, it did achieve a couple of MiG "kills" during the Southeast Asian War.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher4/newa1_22.html (896 words)

	A-1E Skyraider by Jonathan Squires (Tamiya/Matchbox 1/48)
		At the same time this was installed I added the antenna wires as they appeared to be integral to this fitting.
		The entire undersides [and upper surfaces to a lesser extent] were dry-brushed with a huge soft artists brush [the brush I wanted was $230 so I settled for one that cost $1] with ground up pastels in it [they were ground on a piece of sandpaper].
		Ordnance was assembled, painted and added in the typical layout as suggested by Tamiya in the instructions.
	hsfeatures.com /a1ejs_1.htm (2674 words)

	Tamiya 1/48 AD-4 Skyraider
		I think we forget that the Skyraider was a very different aircraft, born a generation later and with a much different purpose.
		As what might be considered an anachronism, the AD proved the most capable attack aircraft in the theater.
		The AD Skyraider was one of the most capable aircraft ever fielded by the U.S. military.
	www.modelingmadness.com /reviews/korean/mieslead4.htm (1486 words)

	Carrier Air Group 2 (CVG-2) August 14, 1958 by Joe Lyons (Various 1/72) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The AD family was well represented past the straight bombers; the AD-5W and AD-5Q did the electronic work.
		All of the types mentioned so far are present in the photo, or can inferred to be so (in the case of the Queer Spad) because there was no other competitor in that role afloat at the time.
		AD’s are in the “photo,” but no specific markings visible.
	www.features02.kitparade.com /cvg2jl_1.htm (1594 words)

	A2D Skyshark
		The AD was a basic and versatile design that proved capable of many improvements and upgrades.
		The 17% wing root thickness on the standard AD series was reduced to less than 12% on the new model, with a corre-sponding reduction in tail thickness, Not only does this reduced thickness lower the parasite drag of the wing on the AD but it also delays the onset of compressibility difficulties.
		The Skyshark began as a turboprop version of the AD Skyraider, but eventually was an entirely different airplane.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/aircraft/a2d.htm (1598 words)

	France Warbirds
		In 1948, the proposals made by Douglas improving the AD-3 Skyraider give place to a first set of 366 machines, including 266 single-seaters, 39 two-seaters of electronic war, 29 three-seater of night attack (A-4N) and 52 three-seater of advanced detection.
		The Skyraider of the "l'Association des Mécaniciens Pilotes d'Aéronefs Anciens" shows a career filled rather well from its exit of factory in spring 1952.
		Modified to the French standard by the SFERMA (with the serial number 11), our Skyraider was taken into account by the French Air Force on 27 May 1960 and affected to EC.
	francewarbirds.free.fr /en/skyfazfn.html (645 words)

	Tamiya America Item #61058 \| Douglas Skyraider AD-6 (A-1H)
		The name "Skyraider" was officially approved for the aircraft in February of the following year, and the distribution to units was started at the end of the same year.
		The Skyraider was powered by Wright R3350 radial engine yielding 2,800 horse power and equipped with three large dive brakes on the fuselage.
		The AD designation for the Skyraider was changed in 1962, and the AD-6 became the A-1H.
	www.tamiyausa.com /product/item.php?product-id=61058 (246 words)

	PARKER INFORMATION RESOURCES
		The prototype of the Skyraider was first flown on 18 March 1945.
		The Skyraider first saw combat in the Korean War, where its long loiter time and heavy load-hauling capability gave it a distinct utility advantage over the jet aircraft of the time.
		The AD series (later redesignated A-1) that emerged from the combined efforts of the Bureau of Aeronautics and Douglas, who was the contractor, had two particularly significant design aspects.
	www.parkerinfo.com /ap36.htm (961 words)

	Douglas A-1
		Its achievements during this conflict caused one Navy Commander to claim that the Skyraider was "the best and most effective close-support airplane in the world." As a result of the Korean War the AD was kept in production.
		The training of VNAF crews to fly the AD changed from that of the Navy to a responsibility of the U.S. Air Force, but oddly still with Navy Skyraider aircraft.
		During the period 1959 to 1970, Skyraiders were also flown by the French Air Forces, and a number were later passed on to Cambodia, Chad, and the Central African Republic.
	www.nasm.si.edu /research/aero/aircraft/douglas_a1.htm (1485 words)

	AVIATION ART HANGAR - Downed, but not Forgotten by Stan Stokes (AD-1 Skyraider)
		A1-E Skyraiders from the 1st Air Commando Squadron at Pleiku were scrambled to support the Special Forces.
		During the second day in support of the A Shau battle, one Skyraider, piloted by Col. Dafford "Jump" Myers, was severely damaged, and in flames.
		Fisher's Skyraider received 19 bullet holes, and for his heroic efforts Col. Fisher became the first USAF officer to receive the Medal of Honor in Southeast Asia.
	www.aviationarthangar.com /dbutnotfoads.html (776 words)

	Douglas A-1 Skyraider (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The A-1 (originally designated BT2D, and later AD) Skyraider was designed as a single-seat attack aircraft to replace the less attractive BTD, and was much simpler and lighter.
		The Skyraider was a very effective attack aircraft, but exhausting for the pilot.
		In 1962 Skyraiders were re-designated A-1D to A-1J whilst Tactical Air Command used A1-E, A1-H and A1-J versions with great success in South Vietnam, continuing to use them after the Navy had withdrawn their aircraft from this theatre.
	users.bart.nl /users/wbergmns/info/a1.htm (348 words)

	Duxford Legends Skyraider Page
		This Douglas Skyraider '504' is painted to represent the A-1H flown by Lt Dieter Dengler of the VA-145 "Swordsmen" on the USS Ranger during 1966.
		This Douglas AD-4NA Skyraider 126922 is painted to represent an A-1H '402' of the VA-176 'Thunderbolts' on the USS Intrepid during 1967.
		This Douglas Skyraider is painted to represent 52-139608 'Blood Sweat and Tears' an A-1H of the USAF's 1st SOS (Special Operations Squadron) call sign 'Hobos' assigned to 1st Lt Bert Bertrand and flown by 1st Lt R. Dorlund during 1968 from Nakhon Phanom.
	www.btinternet.com /~duxford.legends/pages/SKY.html (843 words)

	Skyraider, AD-5, A-1E pilot report
		The Skyraider is one of those airplanes which has been unfairly over shadowed by the high flying, fast movers.
		The Skyraider is an easy airplane to miss because it has always been a down in the weeds mud fighter.
		As Vietnam wore on, the role played by the AD was shifted almost entirely over to the USAF pilots who earned a big niche in the memories of all service pilots because of the terrific work they did in the Sandy role.
	www.airbum.com /pireps/PirepAD-5.html (3420 words)

	Airfix/Heller 1/72 Douglas AD-6D Skyraider (Converted to AD-4N)
		The Douglas Skyraider was originally developed during the latter part of the Second World War, to meet a U.S. Navy requirement for a carrier-based dive-bomber/torpedo bomber.
		You might be thinking about now with all the mods to the fuselage what happened to the horizontal stabilizer plates, they were ground off during the mods and new ones made from sheet plastic using a Hasegawa kit as a guide.
		Very small pieces of thin sheet plastic were added along the lower edge of the canopy to simulate the step that the real canopy has, the frames were hand painted then the whole glued to the fuselage.
	www.fortunecity.com /meltingpot/portland/971/Reviews/50s/ad-4n.htm (1709 words)

	AD-5 Skyraider by Lance Braman (Hasegawa/Monogram 1/72)
		Now, at this point true Skyraider fans will be saying, “What about the oil cooler exhaust doors?!?” Yes, they have to go as well, but since they are represented by depressions in the armor plating, when you remove that you solve the problem.
		Some more thin sheet was added to detail up the area, and the canvas covers on the inner wing sections were made out of crinkled lead foil cut to shape.
		Hinge and actuator detail was added to the wingfold areas with more brass wire, and the radio aerial added from monofilament.
	hsfeatures.com /ad5lb_1.htm (2530 words)

	Spad
		Below is the AD with a white primer coat I later found out had slightly pebbled.
		The AD was a beast of a plane, with a 50-ft wingspan, an engine which generated nearly 3,000 hp and an 8,000lb payload launching from a carrier deck.
		The model drew a lot of attention at the Butch O'Hare regional IPMS show, where it was awarded a silver medal.
	www.geocities.com /ter_or/Spad.html (422 words)

	Boeing - McDonnell Douglas History, Skyraider AD/A-1 series, Attack bomber
		The Douglas Skyraider, with its straight, low-mounted, tapered wings, was the only aircraft of its time capable of delivering 8,000 pounds of bombs with dive-bombing precision against such difficult targets as mountain bridges and hydroelectric dams.
		The first of the Skyraider was delivered in 1946 and named according to the Douglas tradition of starting the names of Navy aircraft with "sky." When the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force numbering systems merged in 1951, the "AD" series Skyraiders were redesignated as "A" series aircraft.
		During the Korean conflict, the Skyraiders entered service over the Korean Peninsula in October 1951, and by 1955, there were 29 Navy Skyraider squadrons on carriers.
	www.boeing.com /history/mdc/skyraider.htm (303 words)

	1952 China Lake Photo Gallery
		AD-2 Skyraider, BuNo 122239, DOA camera, China Lake, 01 Aug 1952.
		AD-2Q Skyraider, BuNo 122373, APQ 46-XN2, China Lake, 16 Oct 1952.
		AD-2Q Skyraider, BuNo 122373, APQ 46-XN2, China Lake, circa 1952.
	www.chinalakealumni.org /1952.htm (616 words)

	A History and Development of VAQ-33
		In October 1952, VC-33 adopted the nickname Knight Hawks and changed its insignia to a "shield, chess knight, and hawk." The squadron provided detachments to all carriers in the Atlantic Fleet and three separate detachments (aboard USS Leyte, USS Bon Homme Richard, and USS Lake Champlain) to combat in Korea.
		On 30 June 1959, VA(AW)-33 was redesignated "Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron Thirty-Three (VAW-33)." They flew versions of the AD Skyraider that were suited for their mission - airborne early earining for aircraft carriers.
		The Skyraider was to be phased out after this detachment.
	www.webspawner.com /users/vaq33history (951 words)

	Douglas AD-5 Skyraider
		The designation AD-5 was used instead for a December 1949 proposal for an aircraft which would combine the antisubmarine hunter-killer role in a single airframe and with side-by-side seating for two crew members.
		An air scoop was added to the leading edge of the vertical fin.
		However, this system was very rarely used on the Skyraider, but was later used in the A4D-2 Skyhawk and the LTV A-7 Corsair II.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher4/newa1_17.html (672 words)

	Douglas AD-5 Skyraider by Eli Raphael (Tamiya/Matchbox kitbash 1/48) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Several diameters of hypodermic needles were necessary to do the gun barrels, landing gear oleos and static boom.
		The flaps were set in the elevated position that is correct for parked Skyraiders.
		And for the final touch, the windshield wiper was cannibalised from the Eduard AH-64 Apache PE set.
	www.features02.kitparade.com /ad5er_1.htm (1383 words)

	Aircraft: Douglas AD-6 (A-1H) Skyraider
		Even though I did not work on the AD's, I was around them enough to know that they were an outstanding airplane.
		, CT The Skyraider was a well design aircraft for the 1950 but since it was overweight and not very fast, it took some severe battle damage when it was fighting in the later part of the Vietnam War.
		A good pilot in a Skyraider was about as deadly as anything flying at one time.
	aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu /specs/douglas/ad-6.htm (752 words)

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