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02-27-2008, 04:09 AM
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G'day everyone
i was hoping people out there would be able to tell me more about the Skyraider I'm interested in this plane because it supposedly saved my grandfathers life back in Vietnam in info would help any ways thanks. and some pic's of it in action any would be fine anyway thanks
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02-27-2008, 09:27 AM
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02-27-2008, 09:59 AM
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02-27-2008, 10:09 AM
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02-27-2008, 03:37 PM
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02-27-2008, 04:10 PM
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02-27-2008, 06:50 PM
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02-27-2008, 07:01 PM
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02-27-2008, 09:19 PM
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Country: | It can carry 12 people in the fuselage.  Several additional people can be carried on the under wing racks.
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02-29-2008, 02:04 AM
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that thing is fricking HUGE. it's 3 times my height!. there's one in a museum that's not far from where I live. it's a Blue Navy Skyraider. but its size will NEVER cease to amaze me @_@ | |
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