List of surviving Douglas A-1 Skyraiders

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Survivors

A-1E (AF Serial No. 52-132649) following combat damage in Vietnam in 1967, prior to restoration and preservation by the National Museum of the United States Air Force
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A-1G at Hurlburt Field
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Douglas Skyraider parked at airport ramp.
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Thunder Over Michigan Air show, 2006.
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A-1E (AD-5) at Reno Air Races, 2007.

France

Airworthy
AD-4N
  • 124143 - Jean Baptiste Salis.[1] Damaged during a mid-air collision with P-51 Mustang "Big Beautiful Doll" at IWM Duxford's Flying Legends Airshow in July 2011. The P-51 was destroyed (pilot parachuted safely), and Skyraider 124143 suffered extensive damage to its right wing, but landed safely.[2]
  • 125716 - Didier Chable.[3]
AD-4NA
On display
AD-4NA

Sweden

On display
AD-4W
  • 127947 - Arlandasamlingarna, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport.[6] Svensk Flygtjänst target tug, SE-EBB. Former Fleet Air Arm Skyraider AEW.1, WT949.[7]
  • 127960 - Svedinos Bil- och Flygmuseum, Ugglarp. Currently undergoing restoration but available to visitors. Target tug used by Svensk Flygtjänst, as SE-EBC. Decommissioned in 1974 and acquired by Svedinos the same year. Former Fleet Air Arm Skyraider AEW.1, WT962.[8]
In storage
AD-4W
  • 127945 - Owned by Flygvapenmuseum but on loan to Skyraider AB, Karlskoga, for restoration. Former Fleet Air Arm Skyraider AEW.1, WV185. Used by Svensk Flygtjänst as target tug 1963-1973, registration SE-EBI. Decommissioned in 1974 and acquired by Flygvapenmuseum the same year, though never put on display.[9]

Thailand

On display
AD-7

United Kingdom

Airworthy
AD-4NA
  • 126922 - Kennet Aviation.[11]
In storage
AD-4W

[12]

  • 124121 (WT141) - in storage at the Fleet Air Arm Museum's 'Cobham hall' [13]

United States

Airworthy
AD-1
AD-4
AD-4N (A-1D)
AD-4NA (A-1D)
  • 126882 - Marine Aviation Museum in Houston, Texas. The aircraft survived Hurricane Ike without damage as it was flown out before the storm.[22][23]
  • 126965 - Heritage Flight Museum in Burlington, Washington. It has a Wright R-3350-26WA with 2,700 hp. While with the US Navy, it served aboard the USS Kearsarge with VA-115 in 1953, off the coast of Korea. The cease-fire was called before it saw combat action, however, the aircraft of VA-115 conducted DMZ patrols for the duration of the cruise. When it returned stateside it was stationed with FASRON 8 at NAS Alameda before transitioning to FAETULANT at NAS Norfolk, VA from November 1954 until August 1955.[24][25]
AD-4W
AD-5 (A-1E)
AD-5W (EA-1E)
  • 135152 - Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas.[29][30]
  • 135178 - Midwest Wild Relics Refuge Inc. in Saint Charles, Missouri.[31]
  • 135188 - Collings Foundation in Stow, Massachusetts. Particular aircraft is a rare A-1E variant donated to the Collings Foundation by a generous supporter in May 2012 in Rhode Island and debuting to the public on June 17th, 2012 at the then annual Rhode Island Air National Guard Open House and Air Show in a demonstration flown by CF pilot Dan McCue. The aircraft also appeared that same year at the Legends of Airpower and Armor event at Republic Airport in Farmingdale, NY and a number of local aviation events, The aircraft occasionally appears alongside the Foundations B-17, B-24, and P-51 at Wings of Freedom Tour stops in New England. The A-1E continues its yearly air show schedule appearing at two particular events in 2013, it is currently based at Quonset State Airport, in North Kingstown R.I but preparations are now being made to move the aircraft to the Collings Foundations Headquarters in Stow, MA.[32][33]
AD-6 (A-1H)
On display
XAD-1
AD-3
AD-4N (A-1D)
AD-4NA (A-1D)
AD-4W
AD-4B
AD-5 (A-1E)
AD-5N (A-1G)
AD-5W (EA-1E)
AD-5Q (EA-1F)
AD-6 (A-1H)
Under restoration or in storage
AD-4W
AD-6 (A-1H)

Vietnam

On display
A-1E
A-1H

References

Notes
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  2. [1] BBC News. Retrieved: 12 July 2011.
  3. "AD-4N Skyraider/125716." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 11 March 2015.
  4. "AD-4NA Skyraider/127002." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 11 March 2015.
  5. "AD-4NA Skyraider/126979." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 11 March 2015.
  6. "AD-4W Skyraider/127947." SE-EBB. DOUGLAS SKYRAIDER AD-4 W. Retrieved: 21 May 2013.
  7. "AD-4W Skyraider/127947." Svenskt Flyghistoriskt Forum: SE-EBB, Douglas AD-4W Skyraider. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  8. "AD-4W Skyraider/127960." Svenskt Flyghistoriskt Forum: SE-EBC, Douglas AD-4W Skyraider. Retrieved: 21 May 2013.
  9. "AD-4W Skyraider/127945." Svenskt Flyghistoriskt Forum: SE-EBI, Douglas AD-4W Skyraider. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  10. "AD-7 Skyraider/142072." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 11 March 2015.
  11. "AD-4NA Skyraider/126922." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 11 March 2015.
  12. "AD-4W Skyraider/124086." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  13. "AD-4W Skyraider/124121." Fleet Air Arm Museum Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  14. "FAA Registry: N2AD." FAA.gov Retrieved: 28 April 2011.
  15. "AD-1 Skyraider/9257." Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved: 22 August 2014.
  16. "FAA Registry: N23827." FAA.gov Retrieved: 27 April 2011.
  17. "AD-4 Skyraider/123827." Military Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 22 August 2014.
  18. "FAA Registry: N409Z." FAA.gov Retrieved: 16 May 2012.
  19. "FAA Registry: N91935." FAA.gov Retrieved: 27 April 2011.
  20. "FAA Registry: N959AD." FAA.gov Retrieved: 16 May 2012.
  21. "AD-4N Skyraider/126956." U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved: 15 May 2012.
  22. "FAA Registry: N91945." FAA.gov Retrieved: 27 April 2011.
  23. "A-1D Skyraider/126882." Marine Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 22 August 2014.
  24. "FAA Registry: N965AD." FAA.gov Retrieved: 27 April 2011.
  25. "A-1D Skyraider/126965." Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved: 3 July 2014.
  26. "FAA Registry: N4277N." FAA.gov Retrieved: 22 August 2014.
  27. "AD-4W Skyraider/126867." Erickson Aircraft Collection. Retrieved: 22 August 2014.
  28. "FAA Registry: N39147." FAA.gov Retrieved: 15 May 2012.
  29. "FAA Registry: N65164." FAA.gov Retrieved: 09 September 2013.
  30. "EA-1E Skyraider/135152." Cavanaugh Flight Museum. Retrieved: 3 July 2014.
  31. "FAA Registry: N62466." FAA.gov Retrieved: 27 April 2011.
  32. "FAA Registry: N188RH." FAA.gov Retrieved: 27 April 2011.
  33. "EA-1E Skyraider/135188." Collings Foundation Retrieved: 3 July 2014.
  34. "FAA Registry: N39606." FAA.gov Retrieved: 27 April 2011.
  35. "FAA Registry: N665TC." FAA.gov Retrieved: 14 May 2012.
  36. "A-1H Skyraider/139665." Tennessee Air Museum. Retrieved: 3 July 2014.
  37. "XAD-1 Skyraider/9102." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 22 August 2014.
  38. "AD-3 Skyraider/122811." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 22 August 2014.
  39. "AD-4N Skyraider/127007." Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved: 24 April 2012.
  40. "A-1D Skyraider/125739." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 11 March 2015.
  41. "A-1D Skyraider/126924." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 11 March 2015.
  42. "A-1D Skyraider/127888." Air Zoo Retrieved: 3 July 2014
  43. "AD-4W Skyraider/127922." San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum. Retrieved: 24 April 2012.
  44. "AD-4B Skyraider/132261." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 22 August 2014.
  45. "A-1E Skyraider/132463." Aerospace Museum of California. Retrieved: 22 August 2014.
  46. "Douglas A-1E Skyraider" National Museum of the US Air Force. Retrieved: 24 August 2015.
  47. "A-1E Skyraider/52-0247." Hill Aerospace Museum. Retrieved: 14 May 2012.
  48. "A-1G Skyraider/132534." Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum. Retrieved: 14 May 2012.
  49. "A-1G Skyraider/132598." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 22 August 2014.
  50. "EA-1E Skyraider/132443." Historic Aviation Memorial Museum. Retrieved: 11 March 2015.
  51. "EA-1E Skyraider/132789." March Field Air Museum. Retrieved: 11 March 2015.
  52. "EA-1F Skyraider/132532." National Naval Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 22 August 2014.
  53. "EA-1F Skyraider/135018." Pima Air and Space Museum. Retrieved: 24 March 2011.
  54. "A-1H Skyraider/135300." National Museum of Naval Aviation. Retrieved: 24 April 2012.
  55. "A-1H Skyraider/137602." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 22 August 2014.
  56. "FAA Registry: N4277P." FAA.gov Retrieved: 22 August 2014.
  57. "A-1H Skyraider/134600." National Museum of the USAF. Retrieved: 14 May 2012.
  58. "A-1H Skyraider/135332." National Air and Space Museum. Retrieved: 14 May 2012.
  59. "A-1E Skyraider/132436." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 11 March 2015.
  60. "A-1H Skyraider/134636." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 11 March 2015.
  61. "A-1H Skyraider/139674." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 11 March 2015.
  62. "A-1H Skyraider/139723." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 11 March 2015.
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