Originally Posted by Seafire
Three great choices Keith.....

love all 3 of those aircraft, and how well they accomplish their intended missions...

great videos, although the French Skyraider was a little tough to stomach.... great aircraft ruined with French Markings... thought the Skyraider was the most effective support Aircraft of the Vietnam Conflict...same as the Warthog in Desert Storm and the Second Gulf War...


I don't think people realise what a truly remarkable aircraft the A1 was, especially as its origins was very much a WW2 design.

In its A1-H form, its listed as being able to carry 8000lb of mixed ordinance, and with a top speed of 322mph..

That compares with a B17G which would typically only carry 8000lb load on short range missions, and would usually only carry perhaps 4000lb when flying out of the UK to bomb targets in Germany..

All in all, the A1 was very impressive indeed.



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