saichiez Loc: Beautiful Central Oregon

I'm thinking the Skyraider is the aircraft that John McCain was shot down in and captured as a POW

Xinloi6870

What dumbass would turn a possible mistake into an issue ?

Chief Rob

The A-1 (EA1H model) was known as the Spad in the very early 1960s when I sailed on the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39. The EA1H was a radar picket aircraft with a large radome and a terrible landing record on this ship. The "Champ" was the last of the straight deckers to operate fixed-wing aircraft I believe. This ship also picked up the first astronaut, CDR Sheppard, to launch and return to earth.

Chief Rob

Nope. He was an A-4 driver.

Alafoto Loc: Montgomery, AL

Not so. He flew an A-4.

photophly Loc: Old Bridge NJ

A1 Skyraider.......a real workhorse in Vietnam

rdgreenwood Loc: Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

Hey, guys, please remember (or learn) that “ordinance” is a law or decree; airplanes carry “ordnance (No ‘i’).” As a former Aviation Ordnanceman (AO) and retired English professor, I get a double whammy when the error occurs.

Jay7h

I flew this airplane while in the Navy. It was everything the legends say it to be. It was a difficult airplane to fly in that it was not very forgiving. I have some great memories flying the A-1, some good, some scary, some frightening, mostly great.

rdgreenwood Loc: Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

Hey, Jay7h, someone said earlier that the A-1 was replaced by the A-6. Wasn’t it the A-4 that replaced the A-1?

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Hi Richard, thanks for the unambiguous comment. I appreciate when someone shows me my mistakes in such a clear, concise and effective post. I could tell you the mistake was a type not a misidentification but you wouldn't believe me anyway.

Jack

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

No, that was an A4 Shyhawk, single engine jet attack aircraft.

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

Partially true!
On the night of 29 August 1964, the first A-1E Skyraider was shot down and the pilot killed near Bien Hoa Air Base; it was flown by Capt. Richard D. Goss from the 1st Air Commando Squadron, 34th Tactical Group. The second A-1 was shot down on 31 March 1965 piloted by USN LTJG Gerald W. McKinley from the USS Hancock on a bombing run over North Vietnam. He was reported missing, presumed dead. The third A-1 was shot down on 29 April 1966, and Pilot Capt. Grant N. Tabor, was lost on 19 April 1967; both were from the 602 Air Commando Squadron. The fifth A-1 Skyraider was from Navy Squadron VA-25 flying a ferry flight from Naval Air Station Cubi Point (Philippines) to USS Coral Sea and was lost to two Chinese MiG-17 on 14 February 1968. Lieutenant (j.g.) Joseph P. Dunn, USN, had flown too close to the Chinese island of Hainan, and had been intercepted. Lieutenant Dunn's A-1H Skyraider 134499 (Canasta 404) was the last U.S. Navy A-1 lost in the war. He was observed to survive the ejection and deploy his raft, but was never found. Initially listed as missing in action, he is now listed as killed in action and posthumously promoted to the rank of Commander. Shortly thereafter, A-1 Skyraider naval squadrons transitioned to the A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair II or Douglas A-4 Skyhawk

Lucian Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio

Its Concorde!! Or maybe a 747.

Rick Bailey Loc: Fayetteville Arkansas

Finest close air support aircraft the US has ever had. Saved my rear in 1971 in Cambodia.

rdgreenwood Loc: Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

Which a/c are you talking about?