Tim Savage, warbird collector and longtime publisher of Warbird Digest, has added another rare aircraft to the impressive lineup at Vintage Flying Machines: AD-5W Skyraider BuNo.135178 (N62466). This ...
AFSOC leaders broke the news today at the Special Air Warfare Symposium. The name pays tribute to the battle-tested legacy of the A-1 Skyraider, a tough and adaptable warbird that served from 1946 ...
In late 1958, during heightened tensions in the Taiwan Strait, Skyraider pilots were prepped for nuclear strike missions. They spent tense hours at night, seated in their aircraft and ready for ...
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.
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 Wars, ...
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 ...