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  • First Mission-Ready Skyraider II Arrives at Air Force Special Operations Command

    04/04/2025 3:31:01 PM PDT · by Macho MAGA Man · 63 replies
    Air & Space Forces Magazine ^ | April 3, 2025 | David Roza
    Air Force Special Operations Command marked a new chapter with its latest aircraft April 3 when the first Skyraider II fully modified for military use arrived at Hurlburt Field, Fla. A modified crop duster, the OA-1K will provide airborne eyes, ears, and precision fires to support ground troops in permissive airspace, just as its namesake, the A-1 Skyraider, did in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. AFSOC commander Lt. Gen. Michael Conley said at the welcoming ceremony that the aircraft’s small maintenance footprint and ease of swapping out sensors, weapons, and communications equipment will play a key role in future conflicts....
  • Collector puzzled over seizure of his vintage war plane by customs agents

    08/30/2009 8:25:12 PM PDT · by muddler · 53 replies · 2,362+ views
    Birmingham news ^ | june 3 2009 | Anita Debro
    A vintage airplane collector said Tuesday that government agents have impounded his rare 1952 military aircraft he imported from France last fall and are threatening to destroy the plane because of a missed step in bringing it into the country. Also see http://www.savetheskyraider.com/site/The_Details.html