Tamiya 61073 - 1/48 Douglas Skyraider A-1J 'US Air Force  [61073]

Towards Douglas A-1J Skyraider U.S. Air Force

Also going by the names Dauntless II, advertisement, A-1 Able puppy, and Spad, the Douglas Skyraider saw very nearly three years of solution. The Skyraider's development started in June 1944. Maybe not finished eventually for WWII, its first combat ended up being incorporated with the outbreak for the Korean War in June 1950. The first manufacturing variation to roll out from the Douglas factory had been designated the AD-1. Twelve years and seven variants later, over 3200 Skyraiders had been certainly produced.
Those types of, the AD-6 variation, generally known as "Able Dog Six", finished up being stated in top figures. Another and last as a type of the Skyraider, the AD-7, had been exceptionally identical to the AD-6, but it had strengthened wing spars and wing fixtures, plus the strongest landing gear of the many variations. The AD-7 housed the modern wright R-3350-26WB engine, which enabled a premier rate of 285 knots. As a result of a directive to standardize the designation of Navy and Air Force aircraft, AD-6 and AD-7 became called A-1H and A-1J correspondingly.

In 1965, whenever U.S. air operations in Vietnam became more aggressive, literally countless Skyraiders, like the A-1J, had been implemented toward 14th and 56th Special Operations Wings (SOW). Armed with Mk.82 and Mk.117 bombs, 20mm wing-mounted cannons, and rocket launchers, the Skyraiders were found in a multitude of combat missions.