Tamiya 61073 - 1/48 Douglas Skyraider A-1J 'US Air Force 田宮軍事模型戰機 雙星孖星  [61073]

Towards Douglas A-1J Skyraider U.S. Air Force

Also going by the names Dauntless II, advertising, A-1 Able puppy, and Spad, the Douglas rn Skyraider saw nearly 30 years of solution. The Skyraider&39;s development started rn in June 1944. Not finished over time for WWII, its first combat included the rn outbreak associated with Korean War in June 1950. 1st manufacturing version to move rn out of the Douglas factory ended up being designated the AD-1. Twelve years and seven variations rn later, over 3200 Skyraiders had been produced.
rn The type of, the AD-6 variation, also referred to as "Able Dog Six", was produced rn into the greatest figures. The next and last version of the Skyraider, the AD-7, rn ended up being acutely identical to the AD-6, but it had reinforced wing spars and wing rn fixtures, as well as the strongest landing gear of all of the variations. The AD-7 rn housed this new wright R-3350-26WB engine, which enabled a high speed of 285 knots. rn Due to a directive to standardize the designation of Navy and Air Force aircraft, rn AD-6 and AD-7 became called A-1H and A-1J correspondingly.

In 1965, when U.S. air operations in Vietnam became more aggressive, literally rn a huge selection of Skyraiders, such as the A-1J, had been implemented toward 14th and 56th rn Special Operations Wings (SOW). Armed with Mk.82 and Mk.117 bombs, 20mm wing-mounted rn cannons, and rocket launchers, the Skyraiders were found in numerous rn combat missions.