How the A-1 Skyraider Defied the Jet Age with Raw Power, Engineering ... when Lt. William Patton shot down a MiG-17 with cannon and Zuni rockets. Skyraider specifications were from a museum.

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.

Described as a “flying anachronism,” the single-seat Douglas A-1 Skyraider–affectionately known as the Spads, ... two 19-shot 2.75-inch rocket packs and a mix of four 250- and 500-pound bombs.

Described as a “ flying anachronism,” the single-seat Douglas A-1 Skyraider–affectionately known as the Spads, ... two 19-shot 2.75-inch rocket packs and a mix of four 250- and 500-pound bombs.

The A-1 Skyraider was a good plane, even compared to some jets. At the time of its introduction, jet engines were a relatively new technology, but the A-1 sported the tried and true propeller ...

The Douglas A-1 Skyraider, also known as the “Spad,” was a legendary single-engine aircraft, ... 12,5 inch rockets, two 20 mm guns and 240 pounds of ammunition, ...

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. When ...

The name pays tribute to the battle-tested legacy of the A-1 Skyraider, a tough and adaptable warbird that served from 1946 through the early 1980s. AFSOC’s newest airframe, the OA-1K, has been ...

It's a name that resonated in the Korean and Vietnam Wars: Skyraider. Now the moniker is returning to the U.S. Air Force on a new generation of planes. Why?