A-1H Skyraider "Lieutenant America" Flight Demonstation at the Tennessee Museum of Aviation in Sevierville, TN.
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@joegutierrez90666 жыл бұрын
I was a Crew Chief at Danang, Vietnam on these rugged, armor plated beauties. They saved alot of lives.
@AEROWEPHILE6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service to our country! I'm sure you have plenty of stories to tell about the Spad and its pilots.
@None-zc5vg4 жыл бұрын
It took the initiative of a Navy commander (Ettinger?) to get armour fitted to the most vulnerable area of the Skyraider airframe, behind the engine. When he first suggested fitting armour to reduce the number of Korean War shootdowns, the 'higher echelon' people told him to keep his nose out, but he persisted.
@craigpennington12517 жыл бұрын
NO MUSIC-A fantastic video guys. Engine sounds absolutely great-plane looks great too-no doubt it flies perfect.Outstanding guys.
@glennhargrove32996 ай бұрын
I was in Da Nang in 1969-70. We had these in the 56th SOS. I was an avionics technician and we supported them. What a gung-ho group of guys. If I remember correctly, the pilots were all volunteers and the plane would carry more than it's own weight in ordinance. They were ideal for close air support and used during pilot rescue. These things burned lots of oil because the wings would be covered with oil. I loved hearing these things run. The Navy originally had these birds in the early 50's. When the Air Force brought then out of mothballs and outfitted them for service in Viet Nam, they put lots of armor plating in them. They were hard to shoot down.
@kenbobca7 жыл бұрын
Beautiful aircraft, thank you for the video.
@TheViet757 жыл бұрын
This is the air plane that inspired me to become a fighter pilot
@bcpatterson0126 ай бұрын
Great Video...would like to have seen the Take-off..
@davidbaker43018 жыл бұрын
What a great aircraft, nicely displayed (what happened to the takeoff?). I was fortunate enough to fly one, a 2 seat A5E at Bien Hoa in 1966. What a shame that modern camera phone technology can't handle rotating props and makes them do weird things like stop when the aircraft is taxying! Thanks for a nice little video.
@tonybristol87746 жыл бұрын
The effects you mention, David, have to do w/ frame rate of the camera...in most respects, the video is superior to broadcast video from 1966 by a long shot...
@barrystone52767 жыл бұрын
My wife and I were in TN last month. She is from there and my sister and a brother live out there.In the 29 years that I had gone out there, I had never been to the museum until this last time.My sister had all of my father's flight logs from his Air Force career. I checked tail numbers and discovered that my dad had flown this exact airplane in Vietnam. It was before the "Lieutenant America" was painted on the nose cone. That was done by the crew the following year.
@tonybristol87746 жыл бұрын
If he's still around, give your father thanks for his service in a hot war, from a Cold War soldier...1973 - 1985...
@Jones-xx2gc Жыл бұрын
How could a plane that size carry so much ordanance. What a sound.
@brettlloyd57644 жыл бұрын
More aircraft especially WW2 planes need to be restored
@craigpennington12513 жыл бұрын
Great- NO MUSIC or annoying announcing. But no take off shot.
@gordonbailey1353 ай бұрын
Gteat plane, the Sky Raider.. i flew it off the carrier Shangrila in the 1950s.
@Mister_McCanless Жыл бұрын
My perfect dream aircraft😍
@fourfortyroadrunner67016 ай бұрын
MagNIFicent!!
@micaelaromero99263 жыл бұрын
Este poderoso avión , cuando presto servicios enbarcado fue el único que pudo despegar sin usar la catapulta . Despegaba con los más de 3000 HP de su motor .
@AEROWEPHILE3 жыл бұрын
El Skyraider fue una máquina increíble en su día. Me alegro de tener un local para ver en persona. ¡Salud!