List of Douglas A-1 Skyraider operators

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File:Douglas AD-6 Skyraider of VA-65 in flight in March 1958.jpg
VA-25 AD-6 operating from Template:USS

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

Central African Republic Air Force

Chad

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Ex-Chad Air Force Douglas AD-4N Skyraider.
Chad Air Force

France

Armée de l'Air
  • 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

Garde Présidentielle - Presidential Guard

South Vietnam

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A-1H of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force 520th Fighter Squadron, Binh Thuy Air Base
Republic of Vietnam Air Force
  • 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

File:Stored AD-4W Skyraider SE-EBI and Sk37 Viggen 37800 22 at Malmen. (8358595105).jpg
A Swedish Skyraider in outdoor storage at the Swedish Air Force Museum.

Svensk Flygtjänst AB operated 14 ex-Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Skyraiders, modified for use as target tugs for the Swedish Air Force.[1]

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Skyraider AEW.1s of 778 NAS in flight.

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

United States

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An A-1H of the 602nd SOS in Vietnam, 1970.
United States Air Force
United States Navy
United States Marine Corps
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AD-6s of VMA-331 in 1959.
Note - only VMA-121, VMA-251 and VMC-1 flew the AD-1 during combat missions in the Korean War.[4]

Vietnam

File:DOUGLAS SKYRAIDER WAR REMNANTS MUSEUM SAIGON HO CHI MINH CITY VIETNAM JAN 2012 (6966634313).jpg
A captured South Vietnamese A-1 with fake markings.

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

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  4. Mersky USMC Aviation, p.144