1/48 Douglas Skyraider A-1J 'US Air Force - Tamiya 61073  [61073]

Towards Douglas A-1J Skyraider U.S. Air Force

Also going by the names Dauntless II, advertisement, A-1 Able puppy, and Spad, the Douglas Skyraider saw almost 36 months of solution. The Skyraider's development started in June 1944. Maybe not finished in the course of time for WWII, its very first combat wound up to be had because of the outbreak the Korean War in June 1950. first manufacturing variation to move appropriate from the Douglas factory have been designated the AD-1. Twelve years and seven variations later on, over 3200 Skyraiders was at fact truly produced.
Those types of, the AD-6 variation, known as "Able Dog Six", completed up being stated in top figures. Another and final as a kind of the Skyraider, the AD-7, was in fact exceedingly identical to the AD-6, but it had strengthened wing spars and wing fixtures, together with strongest landing gear of the numerous variants. The AD-7 housed the present day wright R-3350-26WB motor, which enabled a premier price of 285 knots. Considering a directive to standardize the designation of Navy and Air Force aircraft, AD-6 and AD-7 became called A-1H and A-1J correspondingly.

In 1965, whenever U.S. environment operations in Vietnam became more aggressive, literally countless Skyraiders, similar to the A-1J, was implemented toward 14th and 56th Special Operations Wings (SOW). Armed with Mk.82 and Mk.117 bombs, 20mm wing-mounted cannons, and rocket launchers, the Skyraiders was in fact within a variety of combat missions.