Douglas A-1D Skyraider warbird.
Military registration: 126822.
Tail code: TT.
Aircraft name: Uncle Ho's Nightmare.
Civil registration: NX91945.
The Douglas A-1 Skyraider was a support fighter for the U.S. Navy and could operate from both a flight deck and a runway on land.
The Douglas A-1 Skyraider prototype made its maiden flight in March 1945. The aircraft could carry a very large weapon load on external suspension points (hardpoints) under the fuselage and wings.
The aircraft pictured was delivered to the U.S. Navy in 1952 and was used during the war in Korea from the USS Philippine Sea (CV-47). In 1961, it was sold to the French Air Force and returned to the United States in 1977. Current owner is the Vietnam War Flight Museum in Houston.
This photo was taken on 26 October 2024 during the Wings over Houston Airshow at Ellington Airport.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…