This AD-3  122737 'Hefty Betty' of  VA-923 (a Naval Reserve Squadron based at St Louis) was aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard one of the of the carriers used to provide close support to the ground troops during the Korean war in October 1951.

CFS2/FS2002 SKYBETCFS2FS2002.zip 999KB 17/10/2003  Designed by E Allen with animated controls & moving parts

The AD-3 was an enhanced AD-2 with an improved cockpit, cockpit canopy, propeller and a longer stroke undercarriage. It was fitted with a 2700hp Wright Cyclon R-3350-WB engine and had provisions for a 150 gallon centreline fuel tank. Provided with dive brakes it could deliver a wide variety of ordnance in a dive (at 70 o) or use the more conventional low level bombing techniques. The AD-3’s was equipped with 2 x 20mm wing mounted cannons with 200 rpg and 1 fuselage and up to 14 wing hard points carrying up to 8000 lbs of disposable stores.

This Douglas Skyraider '504' is painted to represent the A-1H flown by Lt Dieter Dengler of the VA-145 "Swordsmen" on the USS Ranger during 1966.  He was the only US. serviceman to successfully escape and fight his way back to freedom in this conflict.

CFS2 SKY504CFS2.zip 730KB 26/10/2001  Designed by E Allen with animated controls & moving parts

Of the 3180 Skyraiders built 713 were AD-6's (redesignated A-1H's in1962) and 307 were AD-4N's, 12 years of Skyraider production at El Segundon finally came to an end on 18/2/57 when the last AD-7 was made. The A-1H was a refined AD-4B with a strengthened centre section and armour added under and each side of the fuselage below the cockpit to protect the pilot. It was fitted with an 2700hp Wright Cyclon R-3350-WB engine and had provisions for a 300 gallon centerline fuel tank and two150 gallon wing tanks. It retained the dive brakes and could undertake dive (at 70 o ) and low level bombing techniques with a wide variety of ordnance. The A-1H's were equipped with 4 x 20mm wing mounted cannons with 200 rpg and 1 fuselage and up to 14 wing hard points carrying up to 8000 lbs of disposable stores ranging from dispenser tubes for small cluster bomb units (CBU's) to rockets, mini guns,firebombs (napalm) and individual bombs as big as 2000lbs

This Douglas AD-4NA Skyraider 126922 is painted to represent an A-1H '402' of the VA-176 'Thunderbolts' on the USS Intrepid during 1967. It is an ex US Marine Corps example that later served with the French Air Force in 1960 and the Gabonaise Air Force in 1976. Recovered by Aero Retro in 1985 it was shipped to L'Havre for Amicale Jean Baptiste Salis/Jean Francois Perrin & Partners (F-AZED) until 1991 when it became part of The Fighter Collection's (TFC's) collection of Historic aircraft. based at the IWM's Duxford Airfield (G-RAID) where it is frequently displayed.

CFS2 SKY402CFS2.zip 689KB 28/11/2001 Designed by E Allen with animated controls & moving parts

Of the 3180 Skyraiders built 713 were AD-6's (redesignated A-1H's in1962) and 307 were AD-4N's, 12 years of Skyraider production at El Segundon finally came to an end on 18/2/57 when the last AD-7 was made. The AD-4N was a 3 seat night attack derivative of the AD-4 with extra equipment including a radar pod under the port wing primarily for detecting submarines. 100 of these were redesignated as AD4-NA's after having the extra equipment removed and replaced with 2 additional 20mm cannons for use in the Day attack role in the Korean war. In Sept 1962 the surviving AD4-NA's were again redesignated this time as A-1D's. The AD-4NA's were equipped with 4 x 20mm wing mounted cannons with 343 rpg and 1 fuselage and 14 wing hard points capable of carrying up to 8000 lbs of disposable stores (bombs/rockets).

This Douglas Skyraider is painted to represent 52-139608 'Blood Sweat & Tears' an A-1H of the USAF's 1st SOS (Special Operations Squadron) call sign 'Hobos' assigned to 1st Lt Bert Bertrand and flown by 1st Lt R. Dorlund during 1968 from Nakhon Phanom. Tasked with night interdiction against North Vietnamese traffic on the Ho Chi Minh Trail as well as SAR (Search And Rescue) 'Sandy' duties the crews repainted the undersides of the aircraft black

CFS2 CFS SKYBSTCFS2.zip SKYBSTCFS.zip 834KB 899KB 08/12/2000 14/02/2001 Designed by E Allen with animated controls & moving parts

Of the 3180 Skyraiders built 713 were AD-6's (redesignated A-1H's in1962), 12 years of Skyraider production at El Segundon finally came to an end on 18/2/57 when the last AD-7 was made. The A-1H was a refined AD-4B with a strengthened center section and armour added under and each side of the fuselage below the cockpit to protect the pilot. It was fitted with an 2700hp Wright Cyclon R-3350-WB engine and had provisions for a 300 gallon centerline fuel tank and two150 gallon wing tanks. It retained the dive brakes and could undertake dive (at 70 o ) and low level bombing techniques with a wide variety of ordnance. The A-1H's were equipped with 4 x 20mm wing mounted cannons with 343 rpg and 1 fuselage and up to 14 wing hard points carrying up to 8000 lbs of disposable stores ranging from dispenser tubes for small cluster bomb units (CBU's) to rockets, mini guns,firebombs (napalm) and individual bombs as big as 2000lbs.