Powerful flying machine
May 11, 2020 12:28:06 #
robertjerl wrote:
Sky Raider - they really got a work out in Nam. O... (show quote)
Imagine this: QuiNhon, Vietnam 1964 or 65 and your walking out to the flight line to get in your Huey for your afternoon missions. You notice an A1E Skyraider on approach and something doesn’t look quite right. The plane touches down and almost immediately the right landing gear collapses. You realize now the Skyraider is now sliding off the runway and coming in your direction. How fast can you run? Keep up: back then I could run as fast as necessary. Dang thing could have killed us. I never did actually did hear exactly what the problem was.
May 11, 2020 12:35:03 #
Dang ... interesting Ground A1E ...., thnx for the story and sharing with us ,,,
May 11, 2020 12:38:46 #
Skyraider, saved our bacon in Nam more than once. They packed one hell of a punch.
May 11, 2020 12:58:45 #
Huey Driver wrote:
Imagine this: QuiNhon, Vietnam 1964 or 65 and you... (show quote)
Think you could have qualified for an Olympic sprinting event if someone had timed it?
That doesn't look too bad. A little WD-40, Duct Tape, a barrel of Crazy Glue, a hammer and Swiss Army Knife and MacGyver would have it back in the air in no time. With improvements.
May 11, 2020 13:00:06 #
Richard Spencer wrote:
What dumbass would identify this as an A-10 or Thunderbolt?
Why would you be insulting because someone made a mistake. Didn't get your breakfast today? Got up on the wrong side of the bed? Panties in a wad already?
Nice to be perfect isn't it?
Dennis
May 11, 2020 13:37:57 #
Los-Angeles-Shooter wrote:
At the Riverside airshow. Or was it Chino?
Some of you can probably identify the make and model.
Some of you can probably identify the make and model.
Douglas A-1 Skyraider….our Huey gunships worked side by side with them in Vietnam near the An Khe Pass in the Central Highlands, loved alternating the runs. They were either out of Phu Cat or Quin Nhon. They could flat put some ordinance on target, primarily 5" Zuni rockets, 50 cal & 20mm.
May 11, 2020 13:44:29 #
George II
Loc: Fayetteville, Georgia
saichiez wrote:
I'm thinking the Skyraider is the aircraft that John McCain was shot down in and captured as a POW
He flying a A-4
May 11, 2020 13:55:13 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
nimbushopper wrote:
The A10 Warthog is a different A/C, and was a twin jet!
The A10 inherited the Thunderbolt II designation from the A1. Warthog is its common name.
May 11, 2020 13:57:48 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
Richard Spencer wrote:
What dumbass would identify this as an A-10 or Thunderbolt?
Thunderbolt II is its official name. What dumbass wouldn't look it up before calling someone else a dumbass?
May 11, 2020 14:11:13 #
May 11, 2020 16:02:39 #
Richard Spencer wrote:
What dumbass would identify this as an A-10 or Thunderbolt?
No kiddin. Everyone knows its a Cub.
May 11, 2020 17:05:35 #
Whatever the official name—we called it the A1-E. It was a napalm & HE, & automatic 20MM cannon hauling life saver. It will most definitely go down as the all-time infantryman’s friend. Saved my bacon on a couple of occasions in 1967 Vietnam.
May 11, 2020 21:07:14 #
TheShoe wrote:
Thunderbolt II is its official name. What dumbass wouldn't look it up before calling someone else a dumbass?
The A-10 is the Thunderbolt II, the A-1 is Skyraider, the plane pictured in the original post. Then it got misidentified as A-10 Thunderbolt, then someone speculated that John McCain was shot down flying one (A-1) and the argument and misunderstandings commenced. John McCain was shot down flying an A4-E Skyhawk.
Oh, and the original Thunderbolt was the P-47, aka "Jug" for it's fuselage shape which reminded people of a milk jug.
So people are now insulting each other over a mistake as to who said what.
Calm down, get a nice glass of ice tea or cup of coffee and let's just all get along.
May 11, 2020 21:15:15 #
Los-Angeles-Shooter
Loc: Los Angeles
robertjerl wrote:
So people are now insulting each other over a mistake as to who said what.
Calm down, get a nice glass of ice tea or cup of coffee and let's just all get along.
Calm down, get a nice glass of ice tea or cup of coffee and let's just all get along.
'Can't we all just get along?'
- the late Rodney King
May 11, 2020 21:20:10 #
Los-Angeles-Shooter wrote:
'Can't we all just get along?'
- the late Rodney King
- the late Rodney King
Said the guy with a super talent for getting people (esp cops) pissed off at him.
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