List of Douglas A-1 Skyraider operators

VA-25 AD-6 operating from USS Midway

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

 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

Fourteen ex RN Skyraiders were modified for use as target tugs and sold on to a Swedish company that operated them for the Flygvapnet - the 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
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]

 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
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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