The

Douglas A-1 Skyraider The Douglas A-1 Skyraider (formerly known as the AD Skyraider) is an American single-seat attack aircraft in service from 1946 to the early 1980s. The Skyraider had an unusually long career, remaining in front-line service well into the Jet Age ...

, a single-seat attack bomber was operated by eight countries outside of the main user - the United States.

Operators

Cambodia

; Khmer Royal Aviation (AVRK)

Central African Republic

;

Central African Republic Air Force The Central African Republic Air Force (french: Force Aérienne Centrafricaine) is the aerial warfare branch of the Central African Republic Armed Forces. As of 2017 it has been a branch of the Ground Force. ;

Chad Air Force The Chadian Air Force (french: Armée de l'Air Tchadienne or AAT) is the aviation branch of the Chad National Army. It was formed in 1961 as the Chadian National Flight/Squadron ( or ENT). The force shares a base with French forces at N'Djame ...

France

;

Armée de l'Air The French Air and Space Force (AAE) (french: Armée de l'air et de l'espace, ) is the air and space force of the French Armed Forces. It was the first military aviation force in history, formed in 1909 as the , a service arm of the French Arm ...

* Escadron 2/20 Ouarsenis * Escadron 1/20 Aures-Nementchas * Escadron 3/20 Oranie * Escadron d'Appui Aerien 1/21 * Escadron de Marche 2/21 * Escadrille Legere d'Appui Aerien 1/22 Ain

Gabon

; Garde Présidentielle - Presidential Guard

South Vietnam

;

Republic of Vietnam Air Force The South Vietnam Air Force, officially the Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF; vi, Không lực Việt Nam Cộng hòa, KLVNCH; french: Force aérienne vietnamienne, FAVN) (sometimes referred to as the Vietnam Air Force or VNAF) was the aer ...

* 514th Fighter Squadron (formerly 1st Fighter Squadron) * 516th Fighter Squadron (formerly 2nd Fighter Squadron) * 518th Fighter Squadron * 520th Fighter Squadron * 522nd Fighter Squadron * 524th Fighter Squadron * 530th Fighter Squadron

Sweden

Svensk Flygtjänst AB operated 14 ex-Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Skyraiders, modified for use as

target tug A target tug is an aircraft which tows an unmanned drone, a fabric drogue or other kind of target, for the purposes of gun or missile target practice. Target tugs are often conversions of transport and utility aircraft, as well as obsolescent com ...

s for the Swedish Air Force.Service of AD Skyraider with Fleet Air Arm
/ref> Skyraider AEW1 778 RNAS Culdrose

United Kingdom

The

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ...

received 50 AD-4Ws which were given the designation Skyraider AEW.1 These were used from 1951 until 1962. ;Fleet Air Arm *

849 Naval Air Squadron 849 Naval Air Squadron was a squadron of the Fleet Air Arm, the Air Arm of the British Royal Navy. It was formed during the Second World War as a carrier based torpedo-bomber, unit, flying missions against Japanese targets in the Far East. Its ...

778 Naval Air Squadron 778 Naval Air Squadron (778 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. History During the Second World War the squadron was a Service Trials Unit (STU) initially based at RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, England before movin ...

(

RNAS Culdrose Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose (RNAS Culdrose, also known as HMS ''Seahawk''; ICAO: EGDR) is a Royal Navy airbase near Helston on the Lizard Peninsula of Cornwall UK, and is one of the largest helicopter bases in Europe. Its main role is serv ...

, aircrew training 1951-1952)

United States

;

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Aerial warfare, air military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part ...

* 1st Air Commando Squadron, Composite (later 1st Air Commando, Fighter; and 1st Special Operations Squadron) "Hobo" * 6th Special Operations Squadron "Spad" * 22d Special Operations Squadron "Zorro" * 602d Air Commando Squadron (later 602d Fighter Squadron (Commando); and 602d Special Operations Squadron) "Firefly" * 4407th Combat Crew Training Squadron ;

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

VA-1L Attack Squadron ONE L (VA-1L) was a United States Navy squadron used to evaluate weapons and equipment and develop new tactics for the fleet under command of Light Carrier Air Group One (CVLG-1) aboard the . Originally established as Torpedo Squa ...

* VFAW-4 *

VAW-11 Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 11 (VAW-11), nicknamed the "Early Elevens", was an airborne early warning squadron, whose mission was to provide services to fleet forces and shore warning networks, under all weather conditions. The squadron ...

VAW-12 Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 12 (VAW-12), nicknamed the "Bats", was a U.S. Navy Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron. The squadron was disestablished on 1 April 1967. Squadron history On 6 July 1948, VAW-2 (Carrier Airborne Early ...

VAW-13 Electronic Attack Squadron 130 (VAQ-130), also known as the "Zappers", is an EA-18G Growler squadron of the United States Navy based aboard Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. Part of Carrier Air Wing 3, the ''Zappers'' deploy aboard the aircraft car ...

* VA-3: VA-3B/VA-44 (AD-1) * VA-4: VA-4B/VA-45 (AD-1) * VA-15 * VA-16 * VA-19A: VA-19A (AD-1) * VA-24 * VA-25 (A-1H) *

VAQ-33 VAQ-33, nicknamed the ''Firebirds'', was a Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron of the U.S. Navy, serving for 44 years (1949-1993) under various designations and with a constantly-evolving group of aircraft. It was designated VAQ-33 in 1968, at ...

(EA-1F) * VA-34 * VA-35 * VA-42 * VA-45 * VA-52 (A-1H) * VA-54 * VA-55 (AD-4) * VA-64 * VA-65 * VA-74 * VA-75 * VA-95 * VA-104 * VA-105 * VA-114 * VA-115 * VA-122 * VA-125 * VA-126 * VA-135 * VA-145 (A-1H) * VA-152 * VA-154 * VA-155 * VA-165 * VA-174 * VA-175 * VA-176 (A-1H) * VA-195 * VA-196 * VA-215 ;

United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi ...

:''Note - only VMA-121, VMA-251 and VMC-1 flew the AD-1 during combat missions in the

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

.Mersky ''USMC Aviation'', p.144 * VMC-1 * VMC-2 * VMC-3 * VMAT-10 * VMAT-20 * VMA-121 (AD-3) *

VMA-211 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) is a United States Marine Corps fighter attack squadron, currently consisting of F-35B Lightning II stealth STOVL strike fighter jets. Known as the "Wake Island Avengers" and the "Bastion Defenders", ...

* VMA-212 * VMA-225 * VMA-251 * VMA-324 *

VMA-331 Marine Attack Squadron 331 (VMA-331) was an Ground attack aircraft, attack squadron in the United States Marine Corps. The squadron, also known as the “Doodlebugs” and “Bumblebees,” was part of Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraf ...

VMA-332 VMFA(AW)-332 Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 332 was a United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet squadron. Also known as the "Moonlighters", the squadron was based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina as part of Marine ...

Vietnam

Vietnam operated some captured South Vietnamese aircraft. ;

Vietnam People's Air Force The Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF, ), formally refers itself as the Air Defence - Air Force (ADAF, ) or the Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF, ), is the aerial warfare service branch of Vietnam. It is the successor of the former North Vietnamese ...

(also known as the

North Vietnam North Vietnam, officially the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV; vi, Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa), was a socialist state supported by the Soviet Union (USSR) and the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Southeast Asia that existed f ...

Air Force An air force – in the broadest sense – is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an ...

)

References

Abledogs: ''List of Navy and Air Force Squadrons''
;Notes ;Bibliography * {{DEFAULTSORT:Douglas A-1 Skyraider Lists of military units and formations by aircraft Lists of aircraft operators by aircraft type