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US Air Commandos get revamped Vietnam-era warbird for covert, strike missions
The aircraft’s flexibility will allow the U.S. Air Force to counter adversaries across the spectrum of armed conflict. The ...
The Aviationist on MSN19 小时
AFSOC Receives First Missionized OA-1K Skyraider II
Us to begin training, AFSOC has now taken delivery of the OA-1K in the final missionized configuration. The first ...
Skyraider Returns: Why The US Has Resurrected The Vietnam-Era Combat Plane Name
The best of these was the A-1 Skyraider, a star in the Korean and Vietnam Wars ... When the U.S. entered the Korean War, the ...
The Asia Live16 小时
Skyraider II Joins the Fight: AFSOC Unveils Missionized OA-1K as Armed Overwatch Era Begins
The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) officially welcomed the first missionized OA-1K Skyraider II into its ...
UK Defence Journal1 天
US Special Ops gets new OA-1K Skyraider II strike aircraft
The Skyraider II is based on the rugged AT-802 airframe and has been adapted for roles including close air support, precision ...
The National Interest on MSN2 天
The U.S. Air Force Just Got Its First New Skyraiders
Built by defense contractor L3Harris, the OA-1K Skyraider II won the Armed Overwatch Program and is designed to provide ...
The National Interest16 天
When the A-1 Skyraider Shot Down Two MiG-17 Jets Over Vietnam
The Skyraider pilots returned safely ... for the U.S. military during the Korean and Vietnam wars. Designed late in World War II by Douglas Aircraft Company, it first flew in 1945, just missing ...
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'Those stories aren't out there': National Vietnam War Veterans Day
DOT. TODAY, THE NATION HONORS VIETNAM WAR VETERANS. IT’S AN ANNUAL COMMEMORATION MARKING THE DAY U.S. MILITARY ASSISTANCE COMMAND VIETNAM WAS DISESTABLISHED IN 1975. ACCORDING TO THE DEFENSE ...
The Aviationist on MSN8 天
A Lone Two-Seater: The Story of the YA-10B Warthog
Designed for all-weather, night attacks, the two-seat YA-10B was meant to counter Soviet Cold War armor tactics, but only one was built. Project A-X The ...
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5 Fighter Jets Used In The Vietnam War
Although the U.S. became actively involved in the war in 1961, it wasn't until 1964 that it launched its Air Force against North Vietnam. A number of iconic aircraft participated in the war ...