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The US Military's Last Propeller-Driven Fighter Plane Was A Star In Vietnam
When the A-1 Skyraider entered the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Air Force (VPAF) was flying MiG-17s, MiG-21s, and other similar aircraft, all of which were jets. Despite this, the A-1 ...
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The A-1 Skyraider Was America’s First Close Air Support Fighter
That’s because the Pentagon needed a plane that could fly low and hover for protracted periods over a battlefield—a niche that jets couldn’t fill. In other words, the A-1 was America’s original Close ...
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A-1 Skyraider: The U.S. Military's Last Propeller-Driven Fighter
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 A-6 Intruder Bomber Fought Hard for the Navy and Marines in Vietnam
The airframe resulted from a Bureau of Aeronautics request for an all-weather attack aircraft that could one ... prop-driven A-1 Skyraider, the A-6 actually coexisted with the A-1 in service ...
Eden Prairie’s AirExpo to feature AD-4 Skyraider
Wings of the North (WOTN) is expecting 2016 to be a “another banner year for AirExpo as the list of aircraft coming continues to expand,” according to a news release. According to ...