Skyraider Returns: Why The US Has Resurrected The Vietnam-Era Combat Plane Name
Michael Conley, head of the Air Force Special Operations Command, announced in March 2025 that the newly developed OA-1K ...
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AFSOC’s Skyraider II Is a New Plane with a Proud Name
The Skyraider II will take on global missions, complicating the plans of U.S. adversaries. When one thinks of the badass warbirds of U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), chances are the ...
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Wings of History — The Intrepid’s New Exhibit Soars with WWII Relics
A Corsair fighter jet hailing from World War II has landed on the Intrepid for the first time in the museum’s history, and is ...
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World War II Aircraft
The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers ... and the people who made these weapons of war on the home front. The legacy of their ...
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Air Force revives Skyraider name for new light attack aircraft
Natalie Fiorilli/Air Force) FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida — Air Force Special Operations Command has dubbed its newest aircraft Skyraider II, a nod to the Cold War-era propeller plane that ...
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Hawker Sea Fury: The Royal Navy’s Last Prop-Driven Fighter Plane
The Sea Fury is one of the only two prop-driven fighters to manage to shoot down a MiG-15. August 2025 will mark the eightieth anniversary of the end of World War II, and accordingly, a number of ...