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List of preserved Douglas A-1 Skyraiders

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Survivors

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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
A-1G at Hurlburt Field
Douglas Skyraider parked at airport ramp.
Thunder Over Michigan Air show, 2006.
A-1E (AD-5) at Reno Air Races, 2007.
A-1H on display at the Viet Nam Military History Museum in Hanoi.

France

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Airworthy
AD-4N
  • 124143 – Jean Baptiste Salis.[citation needed] 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.[1]
  • 125716 – Didier Chable.[citation needed]
AD-4NA
On display
AD-4NA

Sweden

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On display
AD-4W
  • 127947– Arlandasamlingarna, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport.[2] Svensk Flygtjänst target tug, SE-EBB. Former Fleet Air Arm Skyraider AEW.1, WT949.[3]
  • 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.[4]
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.[5]

Thailand

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ex US Navy Bu142072 displays at Royal Thai Air Force Museum
On display
AD-7

United Kingdom

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Airworthy
AD-4NA
In storage
AEW1

United States

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Douglas A-1 Skyraider Wiley Coyote at the 2019 Fort Worth Alliance Air Show
Airworthy
AD-1
AD-4
AD-4N (A-1D)
AD-4NA (A-1D)
AD-4W
AD-5 (A-1E)
Douglas AD-5 Skyraider on display at the Historic Aviation Memorial Museum
AD-5W (EA-1E)
AD-6 (A-1H)
  • 139606 – based at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas.[31][32] Removed from public display when the museum indefinitely closed on 1 January 2024. To be moved to North Texas Regional Airport in Denison, Texas.[27]
On display
XBT2D-1 (AD-1)
AD-3
AD-4N (A-1D)
AD-4NA (A-1D)
Douglas AD-4NA Skyraider on display at the Air Zoo
Douglas AD-5W Skyraider at Bremerton National Airport
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

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On display
A-1E
A-1H

References

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Notes
  1. ^ [1] BBC News. Retrieved: 12 July 2011.
  2. ^ "AD-4W Skyraider/127947." SE-EBB. DOUGLAS SKYRAIDER AD-4 W. Retrieved: 21 May 2013.
  3. ^ "AD-4W Skyraider/127947." Svenskt Flyghistoriskt Forum: SE-EBB, Douglas AD-4W Skyraider. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  4. ^ "AD-4W Skyraider/127960." Svenskt Flyghistoriskt Forum: SE-EBC, Douglas AD-4W Skyraider. Retrieved: 21 May 2013.
  5. ^ "AD-4W Skyraider/127945." Svenskt Flyghistoriskt Forum: SE-EBI, Douglas AD-4W Skyraider. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Kennet Aircraft Collection". Kennet Aviation. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  7. ^ Scott Rose (ed.). "SKYRAIDER/Bu. 124121". Warbird Registry. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  8. ^ "FAA Registry: N2AD." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
  9. ^ "AD-1 Skyraider/9257." Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved: 22 August 2014.
  10. ^ "FAA Registry: N23827." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
  11. ^ "AD-4 Skyraider/123827." Military Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 16 March 2020.
  12. ^ "FAA Registry: N409Z." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
  13. ^ "FAA Registry: N91935." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
  14. ^ "FAA Registry: N959AD." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
  15. ^ "AD-4N Skyraider/126956." U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved: 15 May 2012.
  16. ^ "FAA Registry: N91945." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
  17. ^ "A-1D Skyraider/126882." Marine Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 22 August 2014.
  18. ^ "FAA Registry: N965AD." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
  19. ^ "A-1D Skyraider/126965." Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved: 15 January 2018.
  20. ^ https://planesoffame.org/aircraft/plane-AD-4N
  21. ^ "FAA Registry: N4277N." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
  22. ^ "AD-4W Skyraider/126867." Erickson Aircraft Collection. Retrieved: 22 August 2014.
  23. ^ "FAA Registry: N39147." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
  24. ^ "A-1E Skyraider/132683." Douglas AD-5 Skyraider. Retrieved: 14 July 2021.
  25. ^ "FAA Registry: N65164." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
  26. ^ "EA-1E Skyraider/135152." Cavanaugh Flight Museum. Retrieved: 3 July 2014.
  27. ^ a b Sullivan, Cole (1 January 2024). "Historic Addison flight museum announces closure". WFAA. Dallas, Texas. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  28. ^ "FAA Registry: N62466." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
  29. ^ "FAA Registry: N188RH." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
  30. ^ "EA-1E Skyraider/135188." Collings Foundation Retrieved: 15 January 2018.
  31. ^ "FAA Registry: N39606." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
  32. ^ "A-1H Skyraider/139606." Cavanaugh Flight Museum. Retrieved: 25 October 2018.
  33. ^ "XBT2D-1 Dauntless II/9102." Aircraft Collection. Retrieved: 14 July 2021.
  34. ^ "Warbird Directory: Douglas Page 73" Retrieved: 23 September 2022
  35. ^ "AD-4N Skyraider/127007." Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved: 24 April 2012.
  36. ^ "Warbird Directory: Douglas Page 74" Retrieved: 23 September 2022
  37. ^ "Warbird Directory: Douglas Page 75" Retrieved: 23 September 2022
  38. ^ "FAA Registry: N2692." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021
  39. ^ "A-1D Skyraider/127888." Air Zoo Retrieved: 3 July 2014
  40. ^ "AD-4W Skyraider/127922." San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum. Retrieved: 24 April 2012.
  41. ^ "Warbird Directory: Douglas Page 79" Retrieved: 23 September 2022
  42. ^ "A-1E Skyraider/132463." Aerospace Museum of California. Retrieved: 16 March 2020.
  43. ^ "Douglas A-1E Skyraider" National Museum of the US Air Force. Retrieved: 24 August 2015.
  44. ^ "A-1E Skyraider/52-0247." Hill Aerospace Museum. Retrieved: 17 January 2018.
  45. ^ "A-1G Skyraider/132534." Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum. Retrieved: 14 May 2012.
  46. ^ "Warbird Directory: Douglas Page 80" Retrieved: 23 September 2022
  47. ^ "EA-1E Skyraider/132443." Historic Aviation Memorial Museum. Retrieved: 11 March 2015.
  48. ^ "EA-1E Skyraider/132789." March Field Air Museum. Retrieved: 16 March 2020.
  49. ^ "EA-1F Skyraider/132532." National Naval Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 22 August 2014.
  50. ^ "EA-1F Skyraider/135018." Pima Air and Space Museum. Retrieved: 24 March 2011.
  51. ^ "A-1H Skyraider/135300." National Museum of Naval Aviation. Retrieved: 24 April 2012.
  52. ^ "Warbird Directory: Douglas Page 82" Retrieved: 23 September 2022
  53. ^ "A-1H Skyraider/134600." National Museum of the USAF. Retrieved: 15 January 2018.
  54. ^ "FAA Registry: N4277P." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
  55. ^ "A-1H Skyraider/135332." National Air and Space Museum. Retrieved: 14 May 2012.
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