The MiG pilots had completely misjudged the Skyraiders, possibly assuming their speed advantage would ensure early ...

The Skyraider II will take on global missions, complicating the plans of U.S. adversaries. When one thinks of the badass warbirds of U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), chances are the ...

Michael Conley, head of the Air Force Special Operations Command, announced in March 2025 that the newly developed OA-1K ...

Lingering stubbornly, an anachronism that refused to die, the Douglas A-1 Skyraider was the U.S.’s last-ever prop-driven fighter/attack aircraft. The A-1 first flew while Hitler still ruled ...

The Douglas A-1/ AD-1 Skyraider made her maiden flight on 18 March 1945, i.e. whilst WWII was still raging. If you think she bears at least a passing resemblance to ...

The Air Force Special Operations Command has named the L3Harris OA-1K attack and ISR aircraft Skyraider II, first ones to ...

The service on 27 February said the close air support turboprop being delivered by L3Harris will be known as the “Skyraider II”, hearkening to the single-seat Douglas A-1 Skyraider light ...

Here, a Douglas A-1H Skyraider of the 602nd Special Operations ... the warrior spirit of the A-1 lives on in the OA-1K Skyraider II,” the announcer said. “Ready to answer the call any place ...

The Douglas A-1 Skyraider was the last U.S. propeller-driven attack plane. It even had some air victories against North Vietnamese MiG-17 jets. In 1884, the Earth was divided into 24 time zones at ...

The Skyraider II is the latest aircraft to pay homage to a legendary plane. The original A-1 Skyraider flew from 1946 to the ...