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Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The Odyssey of Bat 21, Part Two: the most complex and costly rescue effort of the Vietnam War
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Aviation News / Military Aviation
OA-1K Skyraider II austere landing tests on dirt path at Eglin AFB
Military Aviation
A-1 Vs A-7 Vs A-10: Skyraider pilot tells which was the best CAS/SAR aircraft
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Cold War Era / Military Aviation
98-year-old Skyraider pilot recalls his last A-1 mission during the Vietnam War at OA-1K Skyraider II delivery ceremony
Military Aviation
Air Force Special Operations Command receives first OA-1K Skyraider II
Military Aviation
OA-1K officially named Skyraider II after Vietnam-era A-1 Skyraider
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
USAF F-100 pilot with 132 combat missions tells why the Skyraider was great for Vietnam and why, like the A-10, it could not survive in a high-intensity conflict
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The USAF Skyraider pilot who landed his SPAD on a besieged airstrip to rescue another crash-landed A-1 pilot
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Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
The dogfight where US Navy A-1 Skyraider attack aircraft scored 1 confirmed and 2 probable MiG Kills
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Aviation History / Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
US Navy A-1 pilot recalls when his section of Skyraider attack aircraft shot down a North Vietnamese MiG-17 fighter jet
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Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The story of when Clint Eastwood almost drowned after crashing in a US Navy Skyraider off the coast of Northern California
Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The Story of how the Skyraider became known as “Sandy” and the A-1’s first CSAR Missions
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Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of the US Navy A-1H Skyraider attack aircraft that dropped a Toilet Bomb while on a mission over Mekong Delta during Vietnam War
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The story of the RA-5C Vigilante reconnaissance/attack navigator who became the only American aviator to escape after being captured in North Vietnam
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Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
During an airshow a fully armed A-1 was able to takeoff from an aircraft carrier even though the catapult malfunctioned (the load was jettisoned after the Skyraider left the flight deck)
Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
“Spads four – MiGs nothing”: Skyraider MiG Kills Part II
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