Retired Army Colonel, former Air Force weapons specialist
and museum docent Nick Cressy traces the Skyraider's story. It begins
with design and development during World War II to meet U.S. Navy
requirements for a carrier-based, single-seat, long-range, high-performance dive bomber and torpedo bomber to replace the TBF Avenger
and SB2C Helldiver. The first flight was on March 18, 1945. The Skyraider
saw service in Korea and Vietnam. It was operated by the U.S. Navy and
Air Force, the British Royal Navy, the French Air Force, the Republic
of Vietnam Air Force, and others. It remained in U.S. service until
the early 1970s. Nick also tells the fascinating story of how our A-1E
was recovered from Southeast Asia after the Vietnam conflict.
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15 мар 2024
