Skyraiders ...

[Mark Allen M]

Ken your a man on a mission here .... loving it!!! Keep it up. I can only hope to follow far behind
Decided to re-post from my newer account what was in the older account.


AD-1Q of Composite Squadron Thirty-Three (VC-33) on the ground at Naval Air Station (NAS) Atlantic City.


AD-1Q with window dispenser.


AD-1Q on the ground with wings up.


XBT2D-1P on the ground.


XBT2D-1 in flight.

[cptsmith]

For Skyraider fans, there is a great website with some interesting stories from the pilots:

http://www.abledogs.com/

[Mark Allen M]

Quite the load carriers


AD-4 from Attack Squadron Twenty-Five (VA-25) with full rocket load at NAS Oceana


AD with 14,041 pounds flight loaded; 10,500 pounds of bombs.


AD-3 Marine Skyraider assigned to Marine Attack Squadron One Hundred Twenty-One (VMA-121),


AD aircraft loaded with 3000 pounds of bombs

[Mark Allen M]

Three (3) AD-5Q Skyraider attack bombers of Carrier Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron Thirty-Three (VAQ-33), in flight,


Four Attack Squadron One Hundred Fifteen (VA-115) A-1 Skyraiders fly in formation. They are stationed aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63).


This is a photo of four Navy Douglas AD-4NL assigned to Naval Reserve Command in flight formation.


five Navy Douglas AD-3Q Skyraiders, of VC-35, taken on March 13, 1951 flying in formation.


This is a photo of four Navy Douglas A-1 Skyraiders of CVA-14 from the U.S.S. Ticonderoga, CV-14, breaking for recovery taken in April, 1963

[Mark Allen M]

Three A-1Hs of Viet Namese Air Force (VNAF)


AD-5 (TOW) of Utility Squadron One (VU-1) on the ground at Naval Air Station (NAS) Barbers Point.


Ad of Attack Squadron One Hundred Seventy-Six (VA-176) on the ground.


A-1H Taxiing, 56th SOW, SEA


A-1H 135322 VNAF VVTS May-20-68

[Ken]

Very attractive A-1J seen in service with the VNAF, one of the last A-1's produced ...

[Mark Allen M]

Magnificent work Ken, you've turned one of my menial threads into a keeper
But I have to admit I'm not sure how long I can keep a secret lol

[Ken]

I'm not affiliated in any way with airliners.net, but I do want to make a plug for their expansive photo database which far exceeds just airliners. Their search feature can bring up all sorts of photos by tail number, registration, military unit, etc. Another technique is to use a keyword such as "Skyraider". Copyrights as displayed.

I believe these were taken at Nellis AFB when both of these airplanes were owned and flown by the late Danny Summers. AD-4N 126935 and A-1E 132683 were the subject of many photos at that show and these two images are personal favorites. Sadly, we lost Danny and his fiancee in the AD-4N in March 2011 & the A-1E is with Jim Slattery. Blue skies & tailwinds; thanks for supporting not one, but two of these fine machines!

Ken

[Thunderbolt 251]

AD-3 Marine Skyraider assigned to Marine Attack Squadron One Hundred Twenty-One (VMA-121),

My Dad flew this very same AD-3 (BuNo 122743), on Sept. 13, 1952 (and on many other sorties) while he was a 2Lt. with VMA-121 out of K-6 Pyongtaek South Korea (now known as Camp Humphries). See the attached photo of his log book. Two sorties same day, one was a CAS mission and the other was I/D (?)---> Don't know what that means.

Last edited by Thunderbolt 251 on Thu Mar 13, 2014 6:08 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[Mark Allen M]

Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful!!!!
This type of news makes posting these old photos well worth the effort.

Congrats on seeing a photo with a connection to your father. Great stuff.

I have a few hundred more to post yet so keep an eye out.

M

[Ken]

AD-4 123827, restored by Dave Forrest, owned by Wiley Sanders, and now with Jerry Yagen is known to have been in Korea during the war, but I don't believe (AFAIK) any photos or exact squadron assignment details have ever surfaced.

It's a logbook goldmine just like the one in this thread that will one day unravel the mystery. Thanks for sharing!

Ken

Here she is in Mr Sanders hangar sometime between 1990-1995. (photo by Ken)

[Thunderbolt 251]

Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful!!!!
This type of news makes posting these old photos well worth the effort.

Congrats on seeing a photo with a connection to your father. Great stuff.

I have a few hundred more to post yet so keep an eye out.

M

Small world. Thanks for digging around and finding them!! It is a thrill for me Mark.

[Thunderbolt 251]

AD-4 123827, restored by Dave Forrest, owned by Wiley Sanders, and now with Jerry Yagen is known to have been in Korea during the war, but I don't believe (AFAIK) any photos or exact squadron assignment details have ever surfaced.

It's a logbook goldmine just like the one in this thread that will one day unravel the mystery. Thanks for sharing!

Ken

Here she is in Mr Sanders hangar sometime between 1990-1995. (photo by Ken)

I looked it up and found only this:

123827 (c/n 7133) reported 1959 as gate guard at DeKalb-Peachtree
AP, GA. Derelict there by 1966. Became N54162, registered as N23827 with Training Services, Inc
of Virginia Beach, VA

[AURktman]

View of testing of the SKYTOP I egress system using an A-1E Skyraider at Naval Weapons Center (NWC) China Lake, California c 1970

Is this the Skyraider that Bob Pond acquired?

Yes it is.
So thats how it got to China Lake.

Not many guys can say they own an aircraft that had a successful ejection take place. I bet it has some gnarly rocket residue still in some nooks and crannies in that cockpit!

[Mark Allen M]

More raider madness ....


A-1GSkyraiderAD-5N132616


A-1GSkyraiderAD-5N132617


EA-1FSkyraider132532


Skyraider-AD-5ofAttackSquadronForty-FiveVA-45ontheground


Skyraider-AD-6ofAttackSquadronOneHundredSeventy-SixVA-176ontheground


Skyraider-AD-5W-EA1EofCarrierAirEarlyWarningSquadronElevenVAW-11flyingnearSanDiego