Saga of the SkyRaider - A-1 Spad 80510

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The Douglas A-1 SkyRaider was an American single-seat attack aircraft that saw service between the late 1940s and early 1980s.
It was nicknamed "Spad", after a French World War I fighter. The SkyRaider had a remarkably long and successful career, even inspiring its straight-winged, slow-flying, jet-powered successor, the A-10 Thunderbolt II.

It was operated by the United States Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps and the United States Air Force, and also saw service with the British Royal Navy, the French Air Force, the Air Force of the Republic of Vietnam, and others.

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