List of Douglas A-1 Skyraider operators
The Douglas A-1 Skyraider, a single-seat attack bomber was operated by eight countries outside of the main user - the United States.
Operators
Cambodia
- Khmer Royal Aviation (AVRK)
Central African Republic
Chad
France
- Escadron 2/20 Ouarsenis
- Escadron 1/20 Aures-Nementchas
- Escadron 3/20 Oranie
- Escadron d'Appui Aerien 1/21
- Escadron de Marche 2/21
- Escadrille Legere d'Appui Aerien 1/22 Ain
Gabon
South Vietnam
- 514th Fighter Squadron (formerly 1st Fighter Squadron)
- 516th Fighter Squadron (formerly 2nd Fighter Squadron)
- 518th Fighter Squadron
- 520th Fighter Squadron
- 522nd Fighter Squadron
- 524th Fighter Squadron
- 530th Fighter Squadron
Sweden
Svensk Flygtjänst AB operated 14 ex-Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Skyraiders, modified for use as target tugs for the Swedish Air Force.[1]
United Kingdom
The Royal Navy received 50 AD-4Ws [1] which were given the designation Skyraider AEW.1 These were used from 1951 until 1962.
- Fleet Air Arm
- 849 Naval Air Squadron
- 778 Naval Air Squadron (RNAS Culdrose, aircrew training 1951-1952)
United States
- 1st Air Commando Squadron, Composite (later 1st Air Commando, Fighter; and 1st Special Operations Squadron) "Hobo"
- 6th Special Operations Squadron "Spad"
- 22d Special Operations Squadron "Zorro"
- 602d Air Commando Squadron (later 602d Fighter Squadron (Commando); and 602d Special Operations Squadron) "Firefly"
- 4407th Combat Crew Training Squadron
- VA-1L
- VFAW-4
- VAW-11
- VAW-12
- VAW-13
- VA-3: VA-3B/VA-44 (AD-1)[2]
- VA-4: VA-4B/VA-45 (AD-1)[2]
- VA-15
- VA-16
- VA-19A: VA-19A (AD-1)[2]
- VA-24
- VA-25 (A-1H) [3]
- VAQ-33 (EA-1F)[3]
- VA-34
- VA-35
- VA-42
- VA-45
- VA-52 (A-1H)[3]
- VA-54
- VA-55 (AD-4)[3]
- VA-64
- VA-65
- VA-74
- VA-75
- VA-85
- VA-95
- VA-104
- VA-105
- VA-114
- VA-115
- VA-122
- VA-125
- VA-126
- VA-135
- VA-145 (A-1H)[3]
- VA-152
- VA-154
- VA-155
- VA-165
- VA-174
- VA-175
- VA-176 (A-1H)[3]
- VA-195
- VA-196
- VA-215
- Note - only VMA-121, VMA-251 and VMC-1 flew the AD-1 during combat missions in the Korean War.[4]
- VMC-1
- VMC-2
- VMC-3
- VMAT-10
- VMAT-20
- VMA-121 (AD-3)[3]
- VMA-211
- VMA-212
- VMA-225
- VMA-251
- VMA-324
- VMA-331
- VMA-332
Vietnam
Vietnam operated some captured South Vietnamese aircraft.
- Vietnam People's Air Force (also known as the North Vietnam Air Force)
References
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- Notes
- ^ a b Service of AD Skyraider with Fleet Air Arm
- ^ a b c "Baugher: AD-1". Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Baugher: Navy ADs". Archived from the original on 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ^ Mersky USMC Aviation, p.144
- Bibliography
- Mersky, Peter B. (1983). U.S. Marine Corps Aviation — 1912 to the present. Annapolis Maryland: The Nautical and Aviation Publishing Company of America. ISBN 0-933852-39-8.