Skyraider Warbirds
Photo courtesy of John Waresh
Read the amazing story about how these Skyraiders made it to Tahkli following their Escape to UTaphao written by Ralph Wetterhahn for Air and Space Magazine, Dec/Jan 1997 issue.
Listed on this page are Douglas Skyraiders that either reside in museums or are currently maintained in flyable condition. Additions and/or corrections to the information on this page are solicited. Photos of aircraft listed are wanted. Full credit to the photographer will be given. Please contact the webmaster .
The information presented on this page was extracted from the Warbirds Directory , 3rd edition and may have changed since 1996, its publication date.**
S = stored, awaiting or undergoing restoration
N = Non-flyable, restored and on static display
F = Flyable condition
? = Status unknown
| BuNo | Model | Status | Location | Civil Reg. # | Displayed / Flies as... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09102 | XBT2D-1 / XAD-1 | N | On display at NAS Oceana | ||
| 09103 | XBT2D-1 / XAD-1 | S | Walter Soplata Collection, Newbury, OH | ||
| 09257 | AD-1 / AD-2 | F | Douglas W. Wood; Dallas, TX | N2AD | |
| 122811 | AD-3 | N | EAA Museum; Oshkosh, WI | ||
| 123827 | AD-4 | F | Sanders Aviation; Troy, AL | N23827 | |
| 124086 | AD-4W (AEW.1) | N | Helston Aero Park, Cornwall, UK | ||
| 124121 | AD-4W (AEW.1) | N | Fleet Air Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, UK | ||
| 124143 | AD-4N | F | Amicale, Jean Babtiste Salis, La Ferte-Alais | F-AZDP | "24143/RM-205/USS Saratoga" |
| 124156 | AD-4N | F | Sanders Aviation; Troy, AL | N91935 | "24156/AK-404/VA-176/Intrepid" |
| 125716 | AD-4N | F | J.J. Joveux, Aulnat | F-AZFN | "12716/22-DC" |
| 125739 | AD-4N | ? | New England Air Museum; Windsor Locks, CT | ||
| 125741 | AD-4N |
N
|
Djibouti; Bordeaux |
"AD-4 LP" in 1976;
SFERMA n° 86 on fin presently |
|
| 126867 | AD-4W (AEW.1) | F | Tillamook Air Museum; Tillamook, OR | N4277N | "Marines/RM-24" |
| 126882 | AD-4NA | F | Denver ,Colorado; Robert Heckendorf | N91945 | Flys CSAR scenario at airshows |
| 126912 | AD-4NA | S | Chino, CA | N4277P | |
| 126922 | AD-4NA | F | The Fighter Collection; Duxford, UK | G-RAID | "26922/AK-402/VA-176" |
| 126924 | AD-4NA | ? | Vintage Wings; Anchorage, AK | N924JT | |
| 126935 | AD-4NA | F | Chino, CA | N2088G | |
| 126956 | AD-4NA | F | Amicale, Jean Babtiste Salis, La Ferte-Alais | F-AZDQ | "126956/RM-3" |
| 126959 | AD-4NA | F | Chino, CA | N2088V | "126959/TT" |
| 126965 | AD-4NA | F | Eric Vormezeele. Brasschaat, Belgium | OO-FOR | |
| 126979 | AD-4NA | N | Musee de l'Air; Paris-Le Bourget | "AdA No. 53/MK" | |
| 126996 | AD-4NA | S | Chateaudun AB, France | N92023 | |
| 126997 | AD-4NA | F | Valle Museum, AZ | N409Z | "126997 / JC409 / VA-176" |
| 126998 | AD-4NA | F | Didier Chabel, Melun-Villaroche | F-AZKY | "USN Bu 126937" |
| 127002 | AD-4NA | F |
Flying Legends; Dijon-Longvic;
Salis Aviation, La Ferte-Alais |
F-AZHK | "USN 127002/G-618" |
| 127007 | AD-4NA | N | USS Yorktown Museum, Charlestown, SC | "127007 / M-505" | |
| 127888 | AD-4NA | F | Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum; MI | N92034 | "USN 127888/B" |
| 127894 | AD-4NA | N | SAAF Museum, Ysterplaat | ||
| 127922 | AD-4W (AEW.1) | S | National Warplane Museum; Geneseo, NY | N5469Y | |
| 127931 | AD-4W (AEW.1) | S | Chino, CA | N4277L | Swedish Yellow "SE-EBM" |
| 127945 | AD-4W (AEW.1) | N | Flygvapenmuseet. Lingkoping, Sweden | Comp. with 124777/WV185 | |
| 127947 | AD-4W (AEW.1) | N | Luftfartsmuseet, Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden | ||
| 127949 | AD-4W (AEW.1) |
N
|
Chino, CA | Swedish "SE-EBM"*** | |
| 127960 | AD-4W (AEW.1) | N | Svedino's Bil och Flygmuseum, Slione, Sweden | SE-EBC | SE-EBC |
| 132261 | AD-4B | S | USMC Museum, MCAS Quantico, VA | ||
| 132443 | AD-5 | S | Texas Air Museum; Rio Hondo,.TX | ||
| 132463 | AD-5 | N | USAF Museum; McClellan AFB, CA | "EC32463" | |
| 132532 | AD-5Q | N | US Navy Armament Museum; NAS Pensacola | "Side num. 810 , Tail Code AE, 35018" | |
|
132534 |
AD-5Q | S | Harry Doan; New Smyrna Beach, FL | ||
| 132598 | AD-5N (A-1G) | N | Hurlburt Memorial Park, FL |
"USAF 51-598"
|
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| 132649 | AD-5 (A-1E) | N |
USAF Museum; Wright
Patterson AFB, OH
Maj Bernard Fisher's Medal of Honor A-1E |
"32649/IZ" | |
| 132683 | AD-5 (A-1E) | F | Lud J. Corrao; Carson City, NV | N39147 | "AF 132683" VNAF |
| 132789 | AD-5W (EA-1E) | S | EAA Museum; Oshkosh, WI | ||
| 135018 | AD-5Q (EA-1F) | S | Naval AO Museum, Pensacola, FL | "AE-810" | |
| 135152 | AD-5W (EA-1E) | F | Avery's Antique Airplanes; Morgantown, NC | N452HA | "35152/HA-152" |
| 135178 | AD-5W (EA-1E) | F | Taylor Energy Co.; New Orleans, LA | N62466 | "Marines 31/MR" |
| 135188 | AD-5W (EA-1E) | F | Amjet Aircraft Corp; St. Paul, MN | N188BP | |
| 135273 | AD-6 (A-1H) | ? | Walter Soplata Collection, Newbury, OH | ||
| 135300 | AD-6 (A-1H) | N | US Naval Air Museum; Pensacola, FL | ||
| 135332 | AD-6 (A-1H) | ? | David C. Tallichet/MARC, Chino, CA | N39148 | |
| 137602 | AD-6 (A-1H) | S | NAS Lemoore, CA | "USN 35300/401" | |
| 139606 | AD-6 (A-1H) | F | Museum of Flying; Santa Monica, CA (no longer there) | N39606 | "USN D-606" |
| 139665 | AD-6 (A-1H) | S | Great American Aircraft; Torrence, CA | N39149 | |
| 139674 | AD-6 (A-1H) |
N
|
American Atrocities Museum; Ho Chi Mihn City; Vietnam | "US Air Force 39674" | |
| 142072* | AD-7 (A-1J) |
N
|
Royal Thai AF Museum, Don Muang AB, Thai | "142072/The Proud American" |
* Not the original bureau number. This aircraft is actually a comglomeration of more than one airframe. It is the A-1 that was mounted for static diaplay at Nahkon Phanom RTAFB Thailand. Many squadrons had their group photos taken on and around this aircraft. See Group Photos at the Image Collections page of this website.
** 1996. Chapman & Goodall (ed. by Paul Coggan) Warbirds Directory 3rd Edition. Visit the Warbird Directory website. Information on this page used with permission.
*** Swedish "SE-EBM is listed in B. R. Jackson's Douglas Skyaider as being US BUNO 127949