Here’s What You Need to Remember: While it played a crucial role in Vietnam, the Douglas A-1 Skyraider was designed during World War II for the U.S. Navy. Described as a “flying anachronism,” the ...

The A-1, a piston-engine propeller plane, held its own even as the US embraced jet-powered aircraft. When the A-1 left US service in the 1970s, about 30 variants had been used for different missions.

The Douglas A-1 Skyraider, introduced at the end of World War II, became one of the longest-serving propeller-driven combat ...

The MiG pilots had completely misjudged the Skyraiders, possibly assuming their speed advantage would ensure early victory—only to be outfought in close combat, where the A-1H Skyraider excelled. What ...

In late 1958, during heightened tensions in the Taiwan Strait, Skyraider pilots were prepped for nuclear strike missions.

When people think of the U.S. Air Force's attack-capable aircraft, they likely consider its fighters, which get all the press. But there's more to the Air Force than the F-22, F-35A, and other fighter ...

The delivery ceremony also saw in attendance Lt. Col. Bill Buice, a 98-year-old retired A-1 Skyraider pilot who flew the plane from Jun. 1967 to Jul. 1968 during the Vietnam War, and survived being ...

America's Special Operations Forces (SOF), regardless of their nature, are a special breed of military, used to performing missions that would seem simply impossible for most other soldiers. As such, ...

"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 ...

The Air Force’s newest aircraft, a crop-duster style plane modified to perform armed overwatch and intelligence gathering, was delivered last week to Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt ...