"Russell Underwood" wrote in message
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NX2AD
Hampton Roads Airport at Chesapeake, VA, 27 Aug00.

You have to wonder what 5 planes was this AD-1 lucky enough to get the
jump on?

The markings are just window dressing.

1) I don't think any AD-1's were in combat. I think 09257 was first issued
to VF-54, and reassigned for use as a trainer aircraft.

2) VA-115 first had AD-2's, and then went to Korea with AD-4's.

3) As far as I can find, the AD aircraft only had 3 kills. A USMC AD-4 shot
down a PO-2 in Korea. In 1966 an A1-H (AD-6) from VA-25, and another one
from VA-176, each shot down a Mig-17 ( not in the same fight).

4) The owner of 09257 has named the aircraft "Sincerely Sandy". I don't ever
remember any of our AD's being called anything but Spad's and Skyraider's. I
think the Air Force is the only one who called the AD a Sandy.