Title
AD-4N Skyraider
Description
A navy-blue aircraft with green detail on the tail fin and the National Aircraft Insignia consisting of a five-pointed white star on a circular blue field with red, white and blue vertical stripes on the sides. The Skyraider has markings for the 'Navy,' 'VA-65,' and the bureau number '127007.'
The Douglas AD Skyraider is an attack aircraft introduced in 1946. A single-seat, propellor-driven, torpedo and dive-bomber craft, the Skyraider was created for the US Navy and its aircraft carrier needs. The AD-4N variant was meant for night flying and had three seats available.
The Douglas AD Skyraider is an attack aircraft introduced in 1946. A single-seat, propellor-driven, torpedo and dive-bomber craft, the Skyraider was created for the US Navy and its aircraft carrier needs. The AD-4N variant was meant for night flying and had three seats available.
Collection
National Naval Aviation Museum
Context
Though created too late to participate in World War II, the AD Skyraider saw active service during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Even after the introduction of jet aircraft, the Skyraider was a staple of the US Navy until it's retirement in 1973.
The Skyraider arrived at Patriots Point in 1992 and is on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida.
The Skyraider arrived at Patriots Point in 1992 and is on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Primary Object Name
Airplane
Sub-Class Name
Aircraft
Class Name
Aerospace Transportation T&E
Category Name
Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects
