History's Greatest Aircraft

3:00 AM to 4:00 AM

Wednesday 15 January

A-1 Skyraider

Season 2 Episode 5 of 6

The Douglas A-1 Skyraider, an aircraft capable of delivering the payload of a B-17, in a single post war air frame. The many variants of this single-piston engined fighter bomber helped dominate the air-to-ground attack role in Vietnam, earning itself quite a reputation

History's Greatest Aircraft airs on Sky History HD at 3:00 AM, Wednesday 15 January. (Subtitles.)

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