A-1 Skyraider

USAF Douglas A-1 Skyraider 6th SOS Bad News Pleiku 1969

Photo Description: A front view of a United States Air Force Douglas A-1H Skyraider aircraft ( Former USN BuNo – 139609 ) nicknamed Bad News. The "6T"-tailcode was found on 6th Special Operations Squadron Skyraiders at Pleiku in October 1969, the better known tailcode is "ET". The aircraft is armed with six Mk 82 227 kg (500 lb) bombs with "daisy cutter"-fuzes and two Mk 20 "Rockeye" cluster bombs. The A-1H 139609 was later transferred to the South Vietnamese Air Force, 518th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Tactical Wing, at Bien Hoa. Photo Credit: USAF Photo Date: 1969 Photo Location: Pleiku, Vietnam Photo ID: A10466

USN Douglas AD-6 Skyraider VA-35 CVA-60 Saratoga 1959

Photo Description: A right side view of a United States Navy Douglas AD-6 Skyraider aircraft ( BuNo 135381 ) assigned to Attack Squadron THIRTY FIVE ( VA-35 ) Black Panthers at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida on 3 July 1959. VA-35 was part of Carrier Air Group Three (CVG-3) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CVA-60). It was next deployed aboard the Saratoga to the Mediterranean Sea from 15 August 1959 to 26 February 1960. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: 3 July 1959 Photo Location: Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida Photo ID: A10459

USN Douglas AD-6 Skyraider VA-35 CVA-60 Saratoga

Photo Description: An air to air top left side view of four United States Navy Douglas AD-6 Skyraider aircraft ( Buzz Numbers 402, 404, 415 and 416 ) assigned to Attack Squadron THIRTY FIVE ( VA-35 ) Black Panthers in flight from USS Saratoga (CVA-60) over the Mediterranean Sea. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: circa 1959-1960 Photo Location: Mediterranean Sea Photo ID: A10456

USN Douglas AD-6 Skyraider VA-35 CVA-60 Saratoga

Photo Description: A right side flight deck view of a United States Navy Douglas AD-6 Skyraider aircraft ( BuNo 137575 ) assigned to Attack Squadron THIRTY FIVE ( VA-35 ) Black Panthers on the deck of aircraft carrier USS Saratoga CVA-60. This Skyraider ditched in South China Sea after engine failure during approach to USS Coral Sea Aug 19, 1967. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: circa 1960-1965 Photo Location: Unknown Photo ID: A10453

USN Douglas AD-6 Skyraider VA-35 CVA-60 Saratoga

Photo Description: A left side flight deck view of a United States Navy Douglas AD-6 Skyraider aircraft ( BuNo 139799 ) of CDR Alfred E. Brown assigned to Attack Squadron THIRTY FIVE ( VA-35 ) Black Panthers on the deck of aircraft carrier USS Saratoga CVA-60. This aircraft was transferred to the USAF and while with 22nd Special Operations Squadron 56th Special Operations Wing it was hit by ground fire west of Ban Sephan, Khammouan Province, Laos Jan 22, 1970. It headed back to base but only made it 20 mi NW of Nakhon Phanom airbase in Thailand, where pilot bailed out and was rescued by USAF helicopter. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: circa 1960-1965 Photo Location: Unknown Photo ID: A10454

USN Douglas AD-6 Skyraider VA-35 CVA-60 Saratoga

Photo Description: An air to air left side view of four United States Navy Douglas AD-6 Skyraider aircraft ( Buzz Numbers 403, 411, 413 and 415 ) assigned to Attack Squadron THIRTY FIVE ( VA-35 ) Black Panthers in flight from USS Saratoga (CVA-60) over the Mediterranean Sea. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: circa 1959-1960 Photo Location: Mediterranean Sea Photo ID: A10449

USN Douglas AD-6 Skyraider VA-35 CVA-60 Saratoga

Photo Description: A right side flight deck view of a United States Navy Douglas AD-6 Skyraider aircraft assigned to Attack Squadron THIRTY FIVE ( VA-35 ) Black Panthers, folding wings on the deck of aircraft carrier USS Saratoga CVA-60. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: circa 1960-1965 Photo Location: Unknown Photo ID: A10448

USN Douglas A-1H Skyraider VA-215 Barn Owls CVA-19 1965

Photo Description: A right side view a United States Navy Douglas A-1H Skyraider ( BuNo 137628 ) from Attack Squadron VA-215 Barn Owls ready for launching aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19) in 1965. In the background are a Vought F-8C Crusader (NP-440, BuNo 147008) from Fighter Squadron VF-24 Red Checkertails and an F-8E from VF-211 Checkmates (NP-106, BuNo 150914). The aircraft were assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 21 (CVW-21) for a deployment to Vietnam from 21 October 1964 to 29 May 1965. The photo was taken during attacks by the carriers of Task Force 77, USS Ranger (CVA-61), USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), and USS Hancock (CVA-19), which conducted air strikes against North Vietnamese bases utilized as training and staging bases for the infiltration of South Vietnam on 7 and 11 Feb 1965 and on 16 and 19 Mar 1965. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: ca 1965 Photo Location: Vietnam Photo ID: A10443

USAF Douglas A-1 Skyraider 6th SOS Vietnam 1968-1969

Photo Description: An air to air left side view a United States Air Force Douglas A-1J Skyraider ( USN / BuNo 142016 ) of the 6th Special Operations Squadron over Vietnam. The 6th SOS operated from Pleiku and Da Nang air bases in 1968 and 1969. It was deactivated on 15 November 1969 and its aircraft were turned over to the South Vietnamese Air Force. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: July 1968 - 1969 Photo Location: Vietnam Photo ID: A10440

USAF Douglas A-1 Skyraider 1st ACS 14th ACW Vietnam 1966-1967

Photo Description: A left side view a United States Air Force Douglas A-1E Skyraider armed with six LAU-3 rocket launchers in Vietnam. The aircraft probably belonged to the 1st Air Commando Squadron, 14th Air Commando Wing, which operated from Nha Trang Air Base in 1966-1967 (tail code "EC"). Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: July 1966 - 1967 Photo Location: Vietnam Photo ID: A10442

USN Douglas A-H/J Skyraider VA-25 Mt Fuji Japan Photos

Photo Description: An air to air right side view of four United States Navy Douglas A-H/J Skyraider aircraft from Attack Squadron TWENTY FIVE VA-25 in flight over Mt. Fuji Japan. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: Unknown Photo Location: Mt. Fuji Japan Photo ID: A10423

USN A-1 AD-4 Skyraider VA-216 Black Diamonds 1956

Photo Description: An air to air right side view of three U.S. Navy Douglas AD-4NA Skyraider planes ( BuNo 125744 125750 126996 ) and one AD-4B ( 132244 ) of Attack Squadron VA-216 Black Diamonds in flight. VA-216 was assigned to Air Task Group 4 ( ATG-4 ) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown ( CVA-10 ) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 19 March to 13 September 1956. The AD-4NA 125744 and 126996 were later sold to France. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: July 1956 Photo Location: Western Pacific Photo ID: A10439

USN Douglas AD-4 Skyraider VA-195 CV-37 Princeton circa 1952

Photo Description: A left side view of a United States Navy Douglas AD-4 Skyraider aircraft B-507 of attack squadron VA-195 Dambusters loaded with three 500-pound M64 bombs, plus eight 250-pound M57 bombs launches from the aircraft carrier USS Princeton ( CVA-37 ). VA-195 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 19 ( CVG-19 ) for a deployment to the Korean War from 21 March to 3 November 1952. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: 1952 Photo Location: CV-37 Princeton Photo ID: A10407

USN Douglas AD-4 Skyraider VA-195 CV-37 Princeton circa 1952

Photo Description: An air to air left side view of a United States Navy Douglas AD-4 Skyraider aircraft (B-518) of attack squadron VA-195 Dambusters from aircraft carrier USS Princeton ( CVA-37 ) in flight near Korea. VA-195 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 19 ( CVG-19 ) for a deployment to the Korean War from 21 March to 3 November 1952. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: circa 1952 Photo Location: Near Korea Photo ID: A10413

USN Douglas AD-3 Skyraider VA-195 NAAS Fallon 1949

Photo Description: A right side view of a United States Navy Douglas AD-3 Skyraider aircraft assigned to Attack Squadron ONE NINE FIVE ( VA-195 ) "Dambusters" shown here at Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS) Fallon, Nevada, in September 1949. This early production AD-3 has the original rudder design with the straight base just above the arresting hook. The new rudder design, which had a notched base, would become standard later during the AD-3 production run.. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: September 1949 Photo Location: Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS) Fallon, Nevada Photo ID: A10406

USN Douglas AD-5N Skyraider VA/VW-35 Mt Fuji Japan Photos

Photo Description: An air to air right side view of three United States Navy Douglas AD-5N Skyraider aircraft of All Weather Attack Squadron Thirty-Five (VA/VW-35) flying off CVA-12 (USS Hornet), with Mt. Fuji in the background. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: Unknown Photo Location: Mt. Fuji Japan Photo ID: A10327

USN Douglas AD-2Q Skyraider VA-195 CV-21 Boxer 1949-50

Photo Description: An air to air left side view of a United States Navy Douglas AD-2Q Skyraider aircraft assigned to Attack Squadron ONE NINE FIVE ( VA-195 ) "Dambusters" from USS Boxer ( CV-21) during the Carrier's cruise to the western Pacific in late 1949 and early 1950. VA-195 was a sister squadron to VA-194. As is the case to this day, aircraft in a carrier's air wing had three-digit numbers called a modex, with the first digit being the same for each aircraft in that squadron. The aircraft in VA-194 had numbers that began with 4, while those in VA-195 began with 5. Also, note the position of the modex number on the fuselage under the canopy. Later this number would be painted on the engine cowling. The squadron color was usually painted on the cap of the vertical tail. (VA-195 = Green and VA-194 = Yellow) BOXER returned from this cruise before hostilities in Korea began. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: circa 1949-1950 Photo Location: Western Pacific Photo ID: A10405

USN AD Skyraider F6F Hellcats F8F Bearcat Formation Photos

Photo Description: An air to air right side view of United States Navy ( USN ) Douglas AD-5 Skyraider aircraft AD-1 Skyraider, F6F-5 Hellcat, F6F-5 Hellca and F8F-1 Bearcat in formation flight. These aircraft are from Naval Air Training Units Five, One, Four and Two at Naval Auxillary Aviation Station (NAAS) Cabiness Field Corpus Christi Texas. Photo Credit: USN Photo Date: Unknown Photo Location: NAAS Cabiness Field, Texas Photo ID: A10153

USN Douglas A-1 Skyraider VAW-13 Cubic Point Philippines Photos

Photo Description: A right side view of United States Navy ( USN ) Douglas EA-1F ( AD-5Q ) Skyraider aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Early Warning Squadron Thirteen ( VAW-13 ) on the ground at Cubi Point, Republic of Phillipines. Photo Credit: USN Photo Date: Unknown Photo Location: Cubi Point Photo ID: A10146

USN Douglas AD Skyraider NARU Seattle In Flight Photos

Photo Description: An air to air right side view of United States Navy ( USN ) Douglas AD-5 Skyraider aircraft assigned Naval Air Reserve Unit (NARU) Seattle in flight. Photo Credit: USN Photo Date: Unknown Photo Location: Unknown Photo ID: A10150