The Story of how the Skyraider became known as “Sandy” and the A-1’s first CSAR Missions – The Aviation Geek Club
At first, this kind of mission was performed by US Navy A-1s, but by mid August 1965 the 1st ACS sent a flight of A-1Es to Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, to cover F-105 air strikes into high-threat areas. The A-1 Skyraider originated as a carrier-based torpedo and dive bomber. As the XBT2D-1, it first flew on …