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A-1 Skyraider (Operation Saniflush)

240 Hughey6576  one month ago
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Here i go again. The plane nor bombs are mine, if you are the owner,let me know. English: A U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H Skyraider (NE-572, BuNo 135297) "Paper Tiger II" (which was a temporary name used for just this one flight) of Attack Squadron 25 (VA-25) "Fist of the Fleet" being readied for a mission over the Mekong Delta aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVA-41), in October 1965. VA-25 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) aboard the Midway for a deployment to Vietnam from 6 March to 23 November 1965.To commemorate the mark of having delivered 6,000,000 lb. (2721.56 to) of ordnance NE-572 was equipped with a special "bomb", a toilet! The toilet was a damaged toilet, which was going to be thrown overboard. One of the plane captains of VA-25 saved it and the ordnance crew made a rack, tailfins and nose fuse for it. VA-25 personnel maintained a position to block the view of the Air Boss and the ship's Captain while the aircraft was taxiing forward to the catapult. The plane was piloted by X/O Cdr. Clarence W. Stoddard, wingman was LCdr. Robin Bacon (in NE-577, BuNo 139768, with Lt. Clint Johnson shot down a MiG-17 on 20 June 1965). When the "sani-flush-bomb" was dropped, it almost hit LCdr. Bacon's plane due to its light weight.Cdr. Bill Stoddard (now C/O) was shot down and killed by SAMs over North Vietnam on 14 September 1966, flying with VA-25 from the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43). Yes i pasted this from Wikipedia.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor A-1 Skyraider
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 51.6ft (15.7m)
  • Length 46.2ft (14.1m)
  • Height 17.3ft (5.3m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 15,083lbs (6,841kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.34
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.215
  • Wing Loading 43.6lbs/ft2 (213.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 345.7ft2 (32.1m2)
  • Drag Points 9378

Parts

  • Number of Parts 314
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,401