A-1H Skyraider: We Visited A Propeller Plane From World War II That Kept Flying Combat Missions in Vietnam

A-1H Skyraider: We Visited A Propeller Plane From World War II That Kept Flying Combat Missions in Vietnam

The U.S.-made A-1H Skyraider was a single-engine propeller-driven warplane. It looked woefully obsolescent in the Jet Age, yet it served ably during the hot wars of the Cold War in Korea and Vietnam. It fully earned its place as an exhibit at the National Museum of the United States Air Force—on the grounds of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio—where our editor, Harry J. Kazianis, took some photos of an A-1H Skyraider during a recent visit ba…