[smartd]

Originally Posted by Colt40Five

What's not to love?? It has all the hallmarks of greatness...it carries a massive ordinance load, has excellent range/loiter time and it can soak up hits like Cheech and Chong and keep right on flyin'!. Think of it as a prop driven A-10 with 4 20mm cannons instead of 1 30mm... There's a great story in a Skyraider book I have about a spad pilot getting shot down during a mission to support the troops under siege in the Ashau valley. One of his buddies flys in BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE GUNS POSITONED ON RIDGES ON EITHER SIDE...lands on a completely hosed runway (holes/debris everywhere), picks up his buddy and gets out. Plenty of other incredible stories (like spads getting a MiG kill) from Korea and Vietnam associated with the spad, but that one sticks in my mind.

Here's the book if anyone's interested:

Amazon.com: Skyraider: The Douglas A-1 Flying Dump Truck: Books: Rosario Rausa

He won the Medal of Honour for that if I remember correctly. Painting is on display at Wright Pat Museum.

[Colt40Five]

Originally Posted by smartd

He won the Medal of Honour for that if I remember correctly. Painting is on display at Wright Pat Museum.

Yup it's an R.G. Smith print...I wish I could get a copy...

[rdenham]

I am posting scans of A-1, A-4, A-6, A-7, F-4, & F-8 profiles from the Squadron/Signal publication “USN Aircraft carrier air units Vol.3 1964-73” in threads relating to manufactures who are releasing these planes.

Not all profiles shown represent paint schemes which are appropriate for the molds which are being released.

If anyone wants me to post a close up of a particular profile or nose & tail set let me know.

[Shawn 507]

I want the VA 176 Skyraider with the Bee. One of the MIG killer, a blue Navy one, Air Force SEA cammo'd one. I'd be happy with those, all single seaters BTW.

[rdenham]

Here are some more A-1 images from the Squadron/Signal publication “USN Aircraft carrier air units Vol.2 1957-63”.

Not all profiles shown represent paint schemes which are appropriate for the molds which are being released.

If anyone wants me to post a close up of a particular profile or nose & tail set let me know.

[mustangdriver]

Originally Posted by smartd

He won the Medal of Honour for that if I remember correctly. Painting is on display at Wright Pat Museum.

Along with the real aircraft the was flown that day!!

[rdenham]

'Downed, but not Forgotten' By Stan Stokes

[swoop]

Originally Posted by Shawn 507

I want the VA 176 Skyraider with the Bee. One of the MIG killer, a blue Navy one, Air Force SEA cammo'd one. I'd be happy with those, all single seaters BTW.

Fret not Shawn, twill cometh at the bluing of the moon.

[trex0770]

Just trying to revive an old thread and fish for news if anyone has any? GA showed some prepro photos earlier but since then nothing. What could possibly be holding them up.....are they being managed by Corgi mgmt?!?

[Canucklehead]

They're probably making enough money off civils that they aren't too worried about the aces range at the moment. Hopefully the exclusives due in the next few months are harbingers of a revival of some kind.