Douglas A-1 Skyraider
June 8, 1988
45 min
Great Planes - Episode 10: Douglas A-1 Skyraider
00:00 / 45:00
Overview
The Douglas A-1 Skyraider (formerly known as AD Skyraider) is an American single-seat attack aircraft in service from 1946 to the early 1980s. The Skyraider had a remarkably long and successful career; it became a piston-engined anachronism in the jet age, and was nicknamed "Spad", after the French World War I fighter.
Episode Information
TV Show
Wings
Season
Great Planes
Episode Number
10
Air Date
June 8, 1988
Runtime
45 minutes