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AD Skyraider Units of the Korean War Paperback - 2016

by Rick Burgess; Warren Thompson; Jim Laurier (Illustrator)


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The Douglas AD Skyraider is considered the most effective naval aircraft of the Korean War, overshadowed in fame by the new jet fighters that captured the public imagination. Too late for combat in World War II, the AD had replaced Dauntless, Helldiver, and Avenger dive- and torpedo-bombers from that conflict on carrier decks during the late 1940s and was on hand to react to the surprise North Korean invasion of South Korea in June 1950. This book tells the story of the carrier-based U.S. Navy squadrons and the three land-based U.S. Marine Corps AD units that flew combat missions against the North Koreans and Chinese. Drawing from personal interviews with AD pilots, the authors paint a harrowing picture of the deadly combat of this often forgotten air war. Included in this volume are the AD night attack and electronic countermeasures crews who harassed the enemy lines of communications after dark. Supporting the text are a number of previously unpublished private photographs that bring the stories of these pilots to life. Finally, the book contains extensive appendices that detail every unit deployment by carrier, air group, Skyraider model, and tail code, as well as detailed lists noting every Skyraider lost in the war.

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  • Title AD Skyraider Units of the Korean War
  • Author Rick Burgess; Warren Thompson; Jim Laurier (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Paperback
  • Pages 96
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Osprey Publishing (UK), Oxford Ox1 9PL, United Kingdom
  • Date 2016
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781472812643 / 1472812646
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.7 x 7.1 x 0.4 in (24.64 x 18.03 x 1.02 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1950's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: East Asian
    • Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
  • Library of Congress subjects Korean War, 1950-1953 - Aerial operations,, Korean War, 1950-1953 - Naval operations,
  • Dewey Decimal Code 951.904

About the author

Editor and author Rick Burgess is also a columnist for Air International magazine. A retired US Navy lieutenant commander, he is the managing editor of Seapower magazine in Washington, D.C. Renowned military aviation historian Warren Thompson was recognized in 2011 as the Tailhook Association's "Contributor of the Year." He lives in Germantown, Tennessee. Jim Laurier, a New England native and lifelong artist, has produced some of the finest artwork seen in Osprey's books on aviation.

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