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 1980s, which served during the Korean War and Vietnam War. SPECIFICATIONS Status: Flyable Manufacturer: Douglas Year: 1950 Model: AD-4N Skyraider Registration Number: NX409Z Serial Number: 126997 Crew: 1 Max T/O Weight: 24,000 lbs. Span: 50 ft. 0 in. Length: 38 ft. 2 in. Height: 12 ft. 0 in. Maximum Speed: 350 mph Cruise Speed: 200 mph Rate of Climb: 2,880 ft/min
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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 to carry large amounts of weapons over a long period of time made it especially powerful during the Southeast Asia War. A perfect example of this air-to-ground workhorse, the Military Aviation Museum's impressive Douglas AD-4 Skyraider has gone from gate guard to airshow star. (Guy Aceto) The AD Skyraider may have appeared underpowered, but it proved to be a top-notch attack bomber. AD-4 Skyraider Launching on Korean War Combat Mission Download Image: Low (PNG, 319x319px, 146KB) Med (JPEG, 1280x1280px, 59KB) Caption: Carrying a full bomb load, an AD-4 Skyraider of Attack. All told 3,180 Skyraiders would roll off the Douglas assembly line. The museum's A-1H Skyraider (Bureau Number 135300) flew the last attack mission by a Navy Skyraider in the Vietnam War on February 20, 1968. Specifications. Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Company. Dimensions: Length: 38 ft., 10 in.; Height 15 ft., 8 ¼ in.; Wingspan: 50 ft.
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A plug-in is required to view this content inline Click here to install the latest Adobe PDF plug-in The first AD-‐1 was delivered in 1946 and manufacturer Douglas continued its tradition of starting the names of Navy aircraft with "sky". It was a versatile attack bomber, capable of day or night missions, reconnaissance and airborne early warning. Skyraider became the backbone of the Navy's carrier aviation strike force. Douglas AD-4N Skyraider. The Douglas A-1 Skyraider is an American single-seat attack aircraft that saw service between the late 1940s and early 1980s. Designed by Ed Heinemann of the Douglas Aircraft Company, prototypes were ordered on 6 July 1944 as the XBT2D-1. The XBT2D-1 made its first flight on 18 March 1945 and in April 1945, the USN. DOUGLAS AD4 SKYRAIDER Owned and operated by Tim Manna A highly impressive member of the Navy Wings Associate Collection, Douglas Skyraider AD4-NA 126922/G-RADR represents one of the most significant Fleet AIr Arm Aircraft of the 1950-60's.
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A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-4 Skyraider from attack squadron VA-195 Dambusters is armed with three 2,000-pound bombs in March 1951. VA-195 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 19 (CVG-19) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Princeton. The hangar doors were open, and parked in front and basking in the afternoon sunlight was an airworthy Douglas AD-4 Skyraider. The Blue Plane, as it was known by enemy forces in the Korean War.
• AD-4W airborne early warning version; 3 crew; 168 built (50 transferred to the Royal Navy as Skyraider AEW Mk 1) • AD-5N/A-1G night-attack version with radar countermeasures; 4 crew; 239 built • AD-5Q/EA-1F electronic countermeasures version; 4 crew; 54 converted from AD-5N aircraft • AD-5W/EA-1E airborne early warning version; 4 crew; 218 built The AD-4 Skyraider is a rank IV American strike aircraft with a battle rating of 5.7 (AB/SB) and 6.0 (RB). It was introduced in Update 1.75 "La Résistance" . The AD-4 is a thorough-bred ground attacker. It can be armed with a slew of deadly anti-ground weaponry ranging from several high payload bombs and HVAR rockets to a massive 56 Mighty.
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Douglas AD-4 Skyraider. Event Details. When: June 25, 2022. Starts At: 1:00 pm. Step back 70 years to the stalemate of the Korean War. See our combat veteran Skyraider take flight, and learn about the often overlooked Cold War-conflict in which it served. Military Aviation Museum. 1341 Princess Anne Road Virginia Beach, VA 23457 The piston-engined Skyraider was designed during World War II to meet United States Navy requirements for a carrier-based, single-seat, long-range, high performance dive/torpedo bomber, to follow-on from earlier types such as the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver and Grumman TBF Avenger.
