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Skyraider The Douglas A-1 Flying Dump Truck by Rosario Rausa w/dust jacket
Skyraider The Douglas A-1 Flying Dump Truck by Rosario Rausa
Hard Cover with dust jacket
Copyright 1982, 2001 Third Printing 2001
239 Pages indexed
Contents
Preface
Introduction by Ed Heinemann
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Chapter OneStart of a Saga3
Chapter Two Interdiction23
Chapter Three Night Shift73
Chapter Four Armor Plate and Other Things85
Chapter Five A Nebraskan in Asia129
Chapter SixSkyraiders: 2, MiGs: 0143
Chapter Seven Down the Tube175
Chapter Eight Sea Stories and Farewell189
Appendix ASummary of British, French, and Swedish
Use of the Skyraider219
Appendix BSkyraider Performance Data224
Appendix CBibliography232
Index235
Photo sections:54-71
107-127
161-172
For those who fought in Korea or Vietnam, the Douglas A-1 Skyraider was an unforgettable sight. Sturdy, even stubby, this Navy prop-driven attack plane was built for work. In war it was always seen in the thick of air action---where you needed it,
when you needed it.Each
generation of soldiers and sailors gave it its own name: "Able Dog" in Korea; "Spad" in Vietnam; some called it the "flying dump truck" because there seemed to be no limit to the amount of ordnance it could deliver to the target.
In June 1944, famed Douglas designer Ed Heinemann conceived the A-1---virtually overnight---in a hot Washington hotel suite. Only nine months later, the Skyraider
took to the skies.It was
continuously employed by the U.S. Navy and Air Force until its final moments of glory shooting down MiG jets over Vietnam. Not only did the American armed forces rely on the A-1, but so did the British, French and Swedish.
Navy Captain Rausa, an avid admirer of the Skyraiders he flew, retells the adventures of the pilots that made the airplane's history. For those who love tales of combat flying, Skyraider provides the best of fare.
240 pages / hardcover / 150 pictures / maps / index
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