Guerre d'Algérie...1/48 Douglas AD-4 Skyraider, Armée de l’Air
10/2022
And already the next finished French one by my dad.
Tamiya A-1H converted to an AD-4, early inner wing racks and tanks taken from an old Esci Skyraider kit, Berna decals, painted with AK Xtreme Metal White Aluminium.
Build thread here
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235107683-guerre-dalg%C3%A9rie148-douglas-ad-4-skyraider-arm%C3%A9e-de-l%E2%80%99air/page/2/#comment-4391295
Model shows an aircraft of EC 1/20 "Aurès-Nementcha" in 1961. France used Skyraiders in the Algerian War from the late 50ies to the early 60ies. When they were withdrawn from combat, some were still used as recon birds.
Another amazing result from the Spreitzhofer factory!
The old dump truck looks really good in that scheme and markings - another lovely build!
Nice work. These airplanes saw their last work in Chad in 1984.
They're pretty much all the Skyraider warbirds you see these days, other than an A-1E.
Very nice build, Reinhard @grimreaper
Beautiful work