Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The Douglas A-1 Skyraider had a long career. The Skyraider was operated by the US Navy, US Air Force, US Marine Corps, as well as several other countries. It was not finished in time for World War 2, but the A-1 Skyraider served both in the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

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Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A-1_Skyraider, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened

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Images in the Public Domain.
Douglas A-1 "Skyraider" (F-AZHK) at Hahnweide Air Show 2013 by LEJ.approach, youtube.com/watch?v=3ZtgWnHgdbQ, License CC-BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)

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