Propeller planes were a big deal throughout World War II, but even when jets became a reality, ... Years before the Vietnam War, A-1s that flew in Korea met and defeated MiG-17s, ...

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 ...

The Bell UH-1 Iroquois, more than any other aircraft, became the face of the Vietnam War. The UH-1 first flew in 1956 as the XH-40. Later, the Army redesignated it as an HU-1, which was the source ...

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.

The A-1 soon found herself adopted by the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps, as well as the British Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, the French Air Force, and Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF).The ...

The propeller-driven Skyraider II pays homage to the Cold War-era propeller plane that delivered close air support during the Vietnam War. Sections.

To identify the American combat aircraft of the Vietnam War, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed a catalog of American aircraft from Military Factory, an online database of arms, vehicles, ...

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ronald W. Forrester, 25, of Odessa, Texas, was piloting an A-6A Intruder when his plane vanished over Vietnam in 1972.