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List of Douglas A-1 Skyraider operators

The Douglas A-1 Skyraider, a single-seat attack bomber was operated by eight countries outside of the main user - the United States.

VA-25 AD-6 operating from USS Midway

Operators

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Cambodia

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Khmer Royal Aviation (AVRK)

Central African Republic

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Central African Republic Air Force

Chad

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Ex-Chad Air Force Douglas AD-4N Skyraider.
Chad Air Force

France

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Armée de l'Air
  • Escadron 2/20 Ouarsenis
  • Escadron 1/20 Aures-Nementchas
  • Escadron 3/20 Oranie
  • Escadron d'Appui Aerien 1/21
  • Escadron de Marche 2/21
  • Escadrille Legere d'Appui Aerien 1/22 Ain

Gabon

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Garde Présidentielle - Presidential Guard

South Vietnam

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A-1H of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force 520th Fighter Squadron, Binh Thuy Air Base
Republic of Vietnam Air Force
  • 514th Fighter Squadron (formerly 1st Fighter Squadron)
  • 516th Fighter Squadron (formerly 2nd Fighter Squadron)
  • 518th Fighter Squadron
  • 520th Fighter Squadron
  • 522nd Fighter Squadron
  • 524th Fighter Squadron
  • 530th Fighter Squadron

Sweden

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A Swedish Skyraider in outdoor storage at the Swedish Air Force Museum.

Svensk Flygtjänst AB operated 14 ex-Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Skyraiders, modified for use as target tugs for the Swedish Air Force.[1]

 
Skyraider AEW.1s of 778 NAS in flight.

United Kingdom

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The Royal Navy received 50 AD-4Ws [1] which were given the designation Skyraider AEW.1 These were used from 1951 until 1962.

Fleet Air Arm

United States

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An A-1H of the 602nd SOS in Vietnam, 1970.
United States Air Force
United States Navy
United States Marine Corps
 
AD-6s of VMA-331 in 1959.
Note - only VMA-121, VMA-251 and VMC-1 flew the AD-1 during combat missions in the Korean War.[4]

Vietnam

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A captured South Vietnamese A-1 with fake markings.

Vietnam operated some captured South Vietnamese aircraft.

Vietnam People's Air Force (also known as the North Vietnam Air Force)

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to A-1 Skyraider.
Notes
  1. ^ a b Service of AD Skyraider with Fleet Air Arm
  2. ^ a b c "Baugher: AD-1". Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Baugher: Navy ADs". Archived from the original on 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
  4. ^ Mersky USMC Aviation, p.144
Bibliography
  • Mersky, Peter B. (1983). U.S. Marine Corps Aviation — 1912 to the present. Annapolis Maryland: The Nautical and Aviation Publishing Company of America. ISBN 0-933852-39-8.
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