Douglas A2D Skyshark - A Short History
Channel: A Short History
Date: 2021-07-14

The Douglas A2D Skyshark was a US Navy turboprop attack aircraft, intended to operate from Casablanca-class escort carriers. It never entered service, since more promising jet attack aircraft were being developed at the same time. Also the Casablanca-class carriers were phased out.

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Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A2D_Skyshark, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been modified and shortened. 

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