shrike wrote:
Snake45 wrote:
Shiny! (Let's see who gets that.)
I can't find any reference to how many photos are in it. Is it illustrated?
Snake, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle
Not sure what you're trying to say here.
But I'll be happy to go ahead and feel insulted, if that's what you were going for.
I'm doing a pretty serious study of Skyraider photos. It's amazing what one can learn from the details, if one really pays attention.
BTW, here's the Skyraider books I have and have read so far (some of them multiple times). Can you think of any others I might need?
1.
The Douglas Skyraider, Harry Gann, Profile Publications 1965 (No. 60)
2.
Douglas Skyraider, B. R. Jackson, Aero Publishers 1969
3.
The A-1 Skyraider, Steve Birdsall, ARCO, 1970
4.
Famous Airplanes of the World #108, Burrin-Do, 1979
5.
My Secret War, Richard S. Drury, Aero Publishers 1979
6.
Skyraider in Action, Jim Sullivan, Squadron/Signal 198? (No. 60)
7.
Douglas A-1 Skyraider: A Photo Chronicle, Frederick A. Johnson, Schiffer 1994
8.
Skyraider: The Douglas A-1 “Flying Dump Truck,” Rosario Rausa, Nautical & Aviation Publishing, 1982 & 2001
9.
Walkaround: A-1 Skyraider, Ed Barthelmes and Richard S. Dann, Squadron/Signal 2001 (No. 27)
10.
Douglas A-1 Skyraider, Larry Davis and David Menard, Warbird Tech V. 13, Specialty Press 2002
11.
AD Skyraider in Detail & Scale, Bert Kinzey, Squadron/Signal 2003
12.
USAF and VNAF A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War, Byron E. Hukee, Osprey 2013
13.
Air Classics magazine, February 1975, “Skyraider Part III,” Robert Trimble
14.
Wings magazine, October 1988, “Skyraider,” Steve Pace
15.
VNAF: South Vietnamese Air Force 1945-1975, Jim Mesko, Squadron/Signal 1987
16.
56th Fighter Group, Larry Davis, Squadron/Signal Publications 1991
17.
Air War Over Southeast Asia, V1 1962-1966, V2 1967-1970, V3 1971-1975, Lou Drendel, Squadron/Signal 1982, 1983, 1984
18.
Air War Over Vietnam Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol. III, Vol. IV, Dana Bell, Arms and Armor Press, 1982, 1983, 1983, 1984.
19.
Vietnam Air Warfare, editors Robert F. Dorr and Chris Bishop, Chartwell Books 1996
20.
Vietnam: The War in the Air, Rene J. Francillon, Arch Cape Press 1987
21.
Air Commando! 1950-1975: 25 Years at the Tip of the Speer, Michael E. Haas, no publisher or publication date found within.
22.
The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia, 1961-1973, An Illustrated Account, edited by Carl Berger, Office of Air Force History 1976, Revised Edition 1984
23.
Skyraider: The Illustrated History of the Vietnam War No. 13, Robert F. Dorr, Bantam 1988
24.
Flying Dragons: The South Vietnamese Air Force, Robert C. Mikesh, Schiffer, 2005 edition.
25.
The A-1 Skyraider in Vietnam: The Spad's Last War, Wayne Mutza, Schiffer, 2003.
I have a few others too, but since they don't cover USAF or VNAF operations in SEA, they're not on my "formal" list yet.