Homepage 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)

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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 / 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)

Dario Leone

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“Spads four - MiGs nothing”: Skyraider MiG Kills Part II

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

“Spads four – MiGs nothing”: Skyraider MiG Kills Part II

Dario Leone

A-1 Vs MiG-17: Skyraider MiG Kills Part I

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

A-1 Vs MiG-17: Skyraider MiG Kills Part I

Dario Leone

The first CSAR missions and the story of how the A-1 Skyraider became known as "Sandy"

Aviation History / Military Aviation

THE FIRST CSAR MISSIONS AND THE STORY OF HOW THE A-1 SKYRAIDER BECAME KNOWN AS “SANDY”

Dario Leone

Bringing them home: Bat 21 and the other big CSAR operations of the Vietnam War

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Bringing them home: Bat 21 and the other big CSAR operations of the Vietnam War

Dario Leone

Sandy! How two A-1 Skyraiders provided top Cover for a CSAR Mission to save a Downed OH-6 Crew During the Vietnam War

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Sandy! How two A-1 Skyraiders provided top Cover for a CSAR Mission to save a Downed OH-6 Crew During the Vietnam War

Dario Leone

The incredible story of the Skyraider pilot who landed his SPAD on a besieged airstrip to rescue another crash-landed A-1 pilot

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The incredible story of the Skyraider pilot who landed his SPAD on a besieged airstrip to rescue another crash-landed A-1 pilot

Dario Leone

How A South Vietnamese A-1 Pilot POW saved a US Army AH-1 Pilot POW while They Were taken to Hanoi Hilton

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

How A South Vietnamese A-1 Pilot POW saved a US Army AH-1 Pilot POW while They Were taken to Hanoi Hilton

Dario Leone

This Cool Photo features the Impressive Ordnance Load Carried by an A-1 Skyraider during a Sandy Mission

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

This Cool Photo features the Impressive Ordnance Load Carried by an A-1 Skyraider during a Sandy Mission

Dario Leone

The first CSAR missions and the story of how the A-1 Skyraider became known as "Sandy"

Aviation History / Military Aviation

A QUICK LOOK AT THE IMPORTANT ROLE PLAYED BY USAF A-1 SKYRAIDERs IN VIETNAM

Dario Leone

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