That’s because the Pentagon needed a plane that could fly low and hover for protracted periods over a battlefield—a niche that jets couldn’t fill. In other words, the A-1 was America’s original Close ...
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A-1 Skyraider: The U.S. Military's Last Propeller-Driven FighterA-1 Skyraider: Propelling Through Time with a Classic Airframe The A-1 first flew while Hitler still ruled Germany, in March 1945. The piston-engined prop plane entered service the following year ...
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