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.

VA-25 AD-6 operating from USS Midway

Operators

 Cambodia

Khmer Royal Aviation (AVRK)

 Central African Republic

Central African Republic Air Force

 Chad

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

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

A Swedish Skyraider in outdoor storage at the Swedish Air Force museum.

Svensk Flygtjänst AB operated 14 ex-Royal Navy Skyraiders modified for use as target tugs for the Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force)[1]

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

An A-1H of the 602nd SOS in Vietnam, 1970.
United States Air Force
  • 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
United States Navy
United States Marine Corps
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]
  • 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

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

Notes
  1. Service of AD Skyraider with Fleet Air Arm
  2. "Baugher: AD-1". Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
  3. "Baugher: Navy ADs". Archived from the original on 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
  4. 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.
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