A-1 Skyraider "The Spad". The Exceptional Aircraft That Could Carry 14,000 lbs of ordnance and fuel

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[@kenfrutiger2471]

I hate to disappoint you boys, but I was a crew chief in an A-1E Skyraider Squadron at NKP Airport, Thailand in 1968! We were on the left end of the flight line and down on the right end was an A-1H Squadron. That A-1E was the best plane I ever worked on!

[@madmullets]

I know a Vietnam vet that was a radio operator, and he told me they would call in the "Dump Truck" and a A-1 would show up and unload hell. The guys that flew the A-1s in combat saved so many lives with out question. And come on any plane with a big ass radial up front will put a smile on anyone's face when it roars to life.

[@OMEGATECH]

Next to the A-10 Warthog, this is a plane I absolutely love for closed air support, Jets will make a couple of passes and leave but the A1 will strike disappear and then come back later when you least expect it from the opposite direction and be on station for a least 10 hours 👍

[@stoobydootoo4098]

' .... close air support .... '

[@OMEGATECH]

Sorry my bad @@stoobydootoo4098

[@coryheckler2354]

I sat in one at an airshow. Wow...what a plane! Awesome! The pilot told me he loves the handling and power this aircraft had.

[@OMEGATECH]

@coryheckler2354 I talked with Vietnam veterans, and next to the Huey Choppers, the A1 always bought a smile to their face and talked about them holding the enemy back while they got picked up by the huey's

[@douglassauvageau7262]

The Skyraider had a cameo appearance in the movie 'We Were Soldiers'. Awesome!

[@vernonfindlay1314]

I was wondering that,watched a different video about this awesome plane. Ww2 era planes are my favorites. 🇨🇦

[@mikesmith1115]

I served on two carriers from 65-69. The first was CVA-19.. Bonnehom Richard aka Bonnie Dick and had the pleasure of working with the "Spads". So many came back shot to hell and most landed successfully. They'd withstand tremendous damage. Won't talk about the pilot's stories about dropping their ordinance on water buffalos before returning to land. Great times they were.

[@Dronescapes]

Thank you for your service

[@mpeugeot]

Funny thing is that my friend (came to the US as a young Vietnamese guy), and eventually became a USAF officer. Such a cool story to hear how they were able to get out of Vietnam.

[@Yardbird68]

My all-time favorite American prop airplane!

[@comanche6943]

Call sign’s “Judge & Executioner” helped out more than a few SOG folks thank you.

[@chrischiampo7647]

One Of My Favorite Airframes 😊❤️❤️😀😎👍🏼

[@scottrae7473]

My all time favorite aircraft...I can only imagine what it would have accomplished in WW2 if it had been developed a year earlier!

[@vernonfindlay1314]

This was an awesome video, God bless you all.🇨🇦

Great film thanks from the UK ❤

[@Dronescapes]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@roberttalarsky4238]

Great aircraft

[@johnloomis3878]

I was on the flight line in Quonset point or our from 58 to 62. We sent many planes out of mothballs to Vietnam but we didn’t know where they were going.

[@markwybierala4936]

I’m a SAC Trained Killer myself and “By the Book” is not an understatement. It’s a way of life. There’s a page and paragraph for every contingency. Yea - good times. 😊

[@geraldfrieberg7921]

Fun to watch these flying antiques...like the Model T of the sky.

[@mikebrase5161]

50 years later we are now using converted crop dusters.

[@Z-S-H]

Nice airplane to cover good job!

[@mcguire4162]

Everything is good until the guy said that "we're here today because of the veterans." The only time that our nation was in any real danger was when it was born, the war for independence against the British. No one has ever invaded us, no one can. Even the Japanese, when they hit Pearl Harbor, that attack was meant to cripple the fleet in order to allow Japan to have freedom of action in the Pacific. They NEVER meant to invade us and no one else has either. It is our country that goes around bombing, invading and destroying other people's countries. I say this as a USMC veteran. We need to be honest about ourselves and stay out of "foreign entanglements," like our founders stated.

[@joefreeman9733]

Well Maczguire its rather too bad that you re of the rather dim opinion thst the only time the USwas in danger was during the War of Independance. Because you are patently incorrect. I refer you to the War of 1812 wnen the British invaded the US from C anada and burned a portion of Washington. vlu f ing as I recall the White House. I refer you to the Civil War when the Xouth got somewhat close to enlisting t h e aid of the British Navy . I refer you to Germanys att e mpt to enlist Mexi c o againdt the US on behalf of the Axis powes in WW1. And only an idiot would believe thst had the Japanese succeeded in destroyed the oil storsge at Pearl and our 4 aircraft car r iers thst were at sea that they would not h a ve taken and occupied the Hawaiian Islands and used th as t as a base of operatios ag as inst the West coast of the US. The Japanese acctually did occupy a portion of Alaska for a time. You re not a rong that the US has bee in some bad and pointless wars since the 1960s i would include Vietnam the 2nd Gulf War Afghanistan and Libya.. These are a direct result in my opinion of p o litical stupidity and lzck of accountsbility of the political leaders of the US and the e ntrenched idea thst we have to make the w I rld safe for the oil companies and democr

[@connemaraphoto]

The British did a good job of invading us in 1810 or so…

[@Victrola777]

I don't know why you like the Avenger so well. It was way outclassed even at the start of the war. It could take a lot of punnishment, though. The Helldiver was hated by everybody, and many carriers fought to hold on to their SBD's as long as possible.

[@dockmasterted]

I like how you double talked when the President talked about the non existent Ton-kin Gulf incident! ...lol

[@hamentaschen]

"I'm gonna go get the papers, get the papers."

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

As recently as 1979...*REMEMBERING WHAT CLASSES I WAS ENROLLED IN*😳\ *Looks up "CHAD" on GPT-4*

[@smudger4497]

the excellent end comment covers some brilliant aircraft but no mention of the spitfire or the Mosquito

[@daddytoaster7217]

there are reports of the A-1 being used in desert storm so a pretty long servie life

[@philiphymel19]

When the Skyraiders were in the Navy they didn't have ejection seats. These were retrofitted after the transfer to the Air Force.

[@aleccrombie7923]

This is the only plane I can think of, that when fully loaded you think "that will never take off"

[@Audfile]

Please DCS, please.

[@gearheadgregwi]

If it was a turboprop, it would still be flying.

[@Enfield2A]

Great idea.

[@mcjdubpower]

Gud vid

[@mikesmith1115]

Also involved with the capture of the USS Pueblo in the north China sea.

[@madbager1]

A-10s father

[@standingbear998]

another ufo for all who see it.