The Douglas A-1E Skyraider will soon be heading to our restoration hangar for a fresh coat of paint! 🎨✈️
Stay tuned and keep checking back as we share updates on the repainting process and progress along the way.
The A-1E on display (serial number 52-132649) is the aircraft flown by Major Bernard Fisher on March 10, 1966, a mission for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor. He rescued a fellow pilot shot down over South Vietnam by landing in enemy territory under heavy fire and flying him to safety. This is believed to be the only surviving fixed-wing Medal of Honor aircraft. The airplane on exhibit, severely damaged in further combat in South Vietnam and later repaired, came to the Museum in 1968 for display.
