The Douglas A-1J Skyraider USAF Metallic Version produced by Tamiya in 1/48 scale assembly kit, is classified in Scale Models - Military Series - Aircrafts - Propeller
All plastic sprues are molded with a metallic finish
About the Douglas A-1J Skyraider U.S. Air Force Also going by the names Dauntless II, AD, A-1 Able Dog, and Spad, the Douglas Skyraider saw very nearly 30 years of service. The Skyraider's development were only available in June 1944. Not finished over time for WWII, its very first combat came with the outbreak associated with Korean War in June 1950. The first manufacturing version to move out of the Douglas factory had been designated the AD-1. Twelve years and seven variations later, over 3200 Skyraiders had been produced.
The type of, the AD-6 version, also referred to as "Able Dog Six", had been stated in the maximum numbers. Another and final version of the Skyraider, the AD-7, was incredibly the same as the AD-6, however it had reinforced wing spars and wing fittings, plus the strongest landing gear of all of the variants. The AD-7 housed the brand new wright R-3350-26WB motor, which enabled a high rate of 285 knots. Because of a directive to standardize the designation of Navy and Air Force aircraft, AD-6 and AD-7 became known as A-1H and A-1J respectively.
In 1965, when U.S. air operations in Vietnam became more aggressive, literally hundreds of Skyraiders, like the A-1J, had been implemented towards the 14th and 56th Special Operations Wings (SOW). Armed with Mk.82 and Mk.117 bombs, 20mm wing-mounted cannons, and rocket launchers, the Skyraiders had been found in numerous combat missions.
