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Boneyard files: Douglas A-1 Skyraider – the last piston powerhouse in the desert
Douglas A-1 Skyraider served from Korea to Vietnam as a rugged close-support aircraft, later ending its career at Davis-Monthan's Boneyard.
The A-1 Skyraider, from WWII relic to Vietnam hero, proved its worth with robust design and versatile combat roles.
"The legendary US post-war single-seat attack aircraft that found fame in the skies over Korea and Vietnam"--Cover. NASM copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment.
The Skyraider II is the first US Air Force plane since the Vietnam War to have a propeller instead of a jet engine—but there are good reasons for it. The US Air Force is fielding a new attack aircraft ...
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