AD Skyraider in Action
Author: Jim Sullivan
Publisher:
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 60
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBeskriver det amerikanske marine- og dykbombefly Skyraider i versionerne AD-1 til 7.
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USAF and VNAF A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War
Author: Byron E Hukee
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2013-02-20
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 1780960700
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUSAF Skyraider units were originally tasked to serve as quasi-training units for the fledgling VNAF. Equipped only with the two-seat models of the Skyraider, American pilots were required to have VNAF 'observers' in the aircraft for every mission. Eventually, this arrangement was changed as enough Vietnamese pilots were trained to man their own squadrons, while USAF squadrons were tasked with close support for US ground forces. Eventually, no fewer than four USAF and seven VNAF Skyraider units saw service in Vietnam. Additionally, one A-1 training squadron flew from Hurlburt Field, Florida, throughout the Vietnam War era. In the ten years that this squadron was active, nearly 1000 USAF and 300 VNAF pilots were trained in the Skyraider. While the core mission of all Skyraider squadrons was Close Air Support (CAS), other missions were accomplished at various times. Among these were Search and Rescue (SAR), night interdiction on the Ho Chi Minh trail, helicopter escort and special forces support to name but a few. Each of these missions took full advantage of the Skyraider's ability to deliver a variety of munitions in close proximity to friendly forces while inflicting heavy casualties on enemy forces
AD Skyraider Units of the Korean War
Author: Rick Burgess
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2016-02-25
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 1472812654
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Douglas AD Skyraider is considered the most effective naval aircraft of the Korean War despite the emergence of new jet fighters that captured public imagination. Built to replace the World War 2 workhorses like the Dauntless, Helldiver and Avenger diveand torpedo-bombers, the Skyraider operated numerous combat missions from carrier decks and from US Marine Corps land bases throughout the conflict. Drawing from personal interviews with AD pilots, the authors paint a harrowing picture of the deadly combat of this often forgotten air war as pilots took on Chinese and North Korean forces during daring night attacks and whilst outnumbered in daytime attacks.
Sky Raiders
Author: Brandon Mull
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2014-03-11
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 1442497009
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhisked through a portal to The Outskirts, an in-between world, sixth-grader Cole must rescue his friends and find his way back home--before his existence is forgotten.
Douglas A-1 Skyraider
Author: Frederick A. Johnsen
Publisher: Schiffer Military History
Published: 1997-01-06
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780887405129
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe famed Skyraider in Korea and Vietnam, emphasizing its great ground assault capabilities.
US Navy A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War
Author: Rick Burgess
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2013-01-20
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 1472800303
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNicknamed the 'flying dump truck', the A-1 was a key component in naval air wings from the end of World War II into the 1960s, allowing the aircraft to play its part in the escalating conflict in Vietnam. Both A-1 attack and EA-1F airborne early warning aircraft saw action in Southeast Asia from 1960 through 1969, when the last examples were finally retired from carrier decks. The A-1s in particular bombed targets in both North and South Vietnam, despite the aircraft being highly vulnerable to enemy flak and fighters. Co-written by a two-tour Vietnam War combat veteran in the A-1, this is the first book that focuses exclusively on the aircraft's service in Vietnam.
Firefly
Author: Richard E Diller
Publisher:
Published: 2013-08-21
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt is 1969 and Dick Diller is on his way to flying warplanes in the Vietnam conflict. He is commissioned to fly A-1 Skyraiders in sometimes harrowing nighttime missions over Laos--surviving not only the danger of the missions he flew, but also the bureaucracy of the air force, from fitness testing to additional duties assigned, to attacking impossible-to-find targets in the dead of night--with minimal fuel supplies.At once entertaining and riveting, as well as thought-provoking, "Firefly" is the story of one man's journey in a world at war, and a day-to-day description of the fighting force that was flying A-1 Skyraiders in combat. "Firefly" contains actual transcriptions of dialogue of pilots locating a target and making a strike in northern Laos."Firefly" is the only book to have been written about the night mission over Laos during the Vietnam conflict, and so fills a niche in the literature of the era.
Strike from the Sea
Author: Tommy H. Thomason
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781580071321
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStrike from the Sea: U.S. Navy Attack Aircraft from Skyraider to Super Hornet 1948-Present celebrates carrier-based air-to-ground attack aircraft, which first came into operation during the Korean War, reached maturity during Vietnam, and are now deployed throughout the world. Well-known author and naval aviation authority Tommy Thomason not only explores such legendary Navy aircraft as the A4D Skyhawk, A3J Vigilante, and A-6 Intruder, the critical role of the aircraft carrier as well as itself, for without these massive nuclear-powered floating airfields, U.S. Navy attack aircraft would have no sea-borne bases from which to operate. Armament from gravity bombs to today's GPS-guided "smart weapons" are covered in great detail, and this book also explains that while many different types of airplanes were required for flying attack missions in the past, only one aircraft - the advanced F/A-18E/F Super Hornet - is needed to carry out these same missions in an even more complex and hostile combat environment today.
US Navy A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War
Author: Rick Burgess
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2013-01-20
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 1846038707
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNicknamed the 'flying dump truck', the A-1 was a key component in naval air wings from the end of World War II into the 1960s, allowing the aircraft to play its part in the escalating conflict in Vietnam. Both A-1 attack and EA-1F airborne early warning aircraft saw action in Southeast Asia from 1960 through 1969, when the last examples were finally retired from carrier decks. The A-1s in particular bombed targets in both North and South Vietnam, despite the aircraft being highly vulnerable to enemy flak and fighters. Co-written by a two-tour Vietnam War combat veteran in the A-1, this is the first book that focuses exclusively on the aircraft's service in Vietnam.
Douglas A-1H Skyraider Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions
Author: United States Navy
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2008-09-01
Total Pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9781935327356
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDesigned to allow maximum loiter time in the battle zone, the A-1 Skyraider was one of the U.S. military¿s most versatile Cold War-era aircraft. It was also one of the most enduring ¿ the ¿Spad¿ flew in the 40¿s, 50¿s, 60¿s and early 70¿s, performing combat missions in Korea and Vietnam. Boasting heavy armor and seven hardpoints on each wing, it could pack a wallop. Yet the plane could also hold its own against fighters: in 1966 two Navy pilots scored victories against MiG-17s. Over 3,100 Skyraiders were built. They flew for the USAF until 1972. Originally printed by the U.S. Navy, this A-1H Flight Operating Manual taught pilots everything they needed to know before entering the cockpit. Classified ¿Restricted¿, the manual was recently declassified and is here reprinted in book form. This affordable facsimile has been reformatted and color images appear in black and white. Care has been taken however to preserve the integrity of the text.
