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South Vietnamese Air Force
The A-1 Skyraider was the close air support workhorse of the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] (VNAF) for much of the Vietnam War.
The US Navy began to transfer some of its Skyraiders to the VNAF in September 1960, replacing the VNAF’s older [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The A-1 Skyraider was the close air support workhorse of the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] (VNAF) for much of the Vietnam War.
The US Navy began to transfer some of its Skyraiders to the VNAF in September 1960, replacing the VNAF’s older [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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By 1962 the VNAF had 22 of the aircraft in its inventory, and by 1968, an additional 131 aircraft had been received.
Initially Navy aviators and crews were responsible for training their South Vietnamese counterparts on the aircraft, but over time, responsibility was gradually transferred to the USAF.
Initially Navy aviators and crews were responsible for training their South Vietnamese counterparts on the aircraft, but over time, responsibility was gradually transferred to the USAF.
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The initial trainees were selected from among VNAF Bearcat pilots who had accumulated 800 to 1200 hours flying time.
They were trained at Corpus Christi, Texas., and then sent to LeMoore, California for further training.
Navy pilots and crews in Vietnam checked out the Skyraiders that were being transferred to the VNAF, and conducted courses for VNAF ground crews.
They were trained at Corpus Christi, Texas., and then sent to LeMoore, California for further training.
Navy pilots and crews in Vietnam checked out the Skyraiders that were being transferred to the VNAF, and conducted courses for VNAF ground crews.
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Over the course of the war, the VNAF acquired a total of 308 Skyraiders, and was operating six A-1 squadrons by the end of 1965.
These were reduced during the period of Vietnamization from 1968 to 1972, as the U.S. began to supply the South Vietnamese with more modern close air support aircraft, such as the A-37 and F-5, and at the beginning of 1968, only three of its squadrons were flying A-1s.
These were reduced during the period of Vietnamization from 1968 to 1972, as the U.S. began to supply the South Vietnamese with more modern close air support aircraft, such as the A-37 and F-5, and at the beginning of 1968, only three of its squadrons were flying A-1s.
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As the U.S. ended its direct involvement in the war, it transferred the remainder of its Skyraiders to the South Vietnamese, and by 1973, all remaining Skyraiders in U.S. inventories had been turned over to the VNAF.
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Unlike their American counterparts, whose combat tours were generally limited to 12 months, individual South Vietnamese Skyraider pilots ran up many thousands of combat hours in the A-1,
and many senior VNAF pilots were extremely skilled in the operation of the aircraft.
and many senior VNAF pilots were extremely skilled in the operation of the aircraft.
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Fleet Air Arm use
The [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] acquired 50 AD-4W early warning planes in 1951 though the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
All Skyraider AEW.1s were operated by [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], which provided four-plane detachments for the British carriers. One flight took part in the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] aboard the carrier [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] was responsible for the training of the Skyraider crews at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
The [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] acquired 50 AD-4W early warning planes in 1951 though the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
All Skyraider AEW.1s were operated by [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], which provided four-plane detachments for the British carriers. One flight took part in the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] aboard the carrier [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] was responsible for the training of the Skyraider crews at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
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In 1960 the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] replaced the Skyraiders, using the APS-20 radar of the Douglas planes.
The last British Skyraiders were retired in 1962.
In the late 1960s the APS-20 radars from the Skyraiders were installed in [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] of the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] which were finally retired in 1991.
The last British Skyraiders were retired in 1962.
In the late 1960s the APS-20 radars from the Skyraiders were installed in [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] of the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] which were finally retired in 1991.
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Swedish use
Twelve British Skyraiders were supplied to Sweden.
All military equipment was removed and the planes were used as target tugs until the early 1970s.
Twelve British Skyraiders were supplied to Sweden.
All military equipment was removed and the planes were used as target tugs until the early 1970s.
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French use
The [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] bought 20 ex-USN AD-4s as well as 88 ex-USN AD-4Ns and 5 ex-USN AD-4NAs with the former
three-seaters modified as single-seat aircraft with removal of the radar equipment and the two operator stations from the rear fuselage.
The AD-4N/NAs were initially acquired in 1956 to replace aging [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in Algeria.
The Skyraiders were first ordered in 1956 and the first was handed over to the French Air Force on 6 February 1958 after being overhauled and fitted with some French equipment by Sud-Aviation.
The [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] bought 20 ex-USN AD-4s as well as 88 ex-USN AD-4Ns and 5 ex-USN AD-4NAs with the former
three-seaters modified as single-seat aircraft with removal of the radar equipment and the two operator stations from the rear fuselage.
The AD-4N/NAs were initially acquired in 1956 to replace aging [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in Algeria.
The Skyraiders were first ordered in 1956 and the first was handed over to the French Air Force on 6 February 1958 after being overhauled and fitted with some French equipment by Sud-Aviation.
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The aircraft were used until the end of the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The aircraft were used by the 20e Escadre de Chasse (EC 1/20 "Aures Nementcha," EC 2/20 "Ouarsenis" and EC
3/20 "Oranie") and EC 21 in the close air support role armed with rockets, bombs and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The aircraft were used by the 20e Escadre de Chasse (EC 1/20 "Aures Nementcha," EC 2/20 "Ouarsenis" and EC
3/20 "Oranie") and EC 21 in the close air support role armed with rockets, bombs and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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The Skyraiders had only a short career in Algeria.
But they nonetheless proved to be the most successful of all the ad hoc COIN aircraft deployed by the French.
The Skyraider remained in limited French service until the 1970s.
They were heavily involved in the civil war in Chad, at first with the Armée de l'Air, and later with a nominally independent local air force staffed by French mercenaries.
The aircraft also operated under the French flag in Djibouti and on the island of Madagascar.
When France at last relinquished the Skyraiders it passed the survivors on to client states, including Gabon, [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
But they nonetheless proved to be the most successful of all the ad hoc COIN aircraft deployed by the French.
The Skyraider remained in limited French service until the 1970s.
They were heavily involved in the civil war in Chad, at first with the Armée de l'Air, and later with a nominally independent local air force staffed by French mercenaries.
The aircraft also operated under the French flag in Djibouti and on the island of Madagascar.
When France at last relinquished the Skyraiders it passed the survivors on to client states, including Gabon, [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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