I’ve been commisioned to do a aircraft profile of an AD-4, from VMA 251. This a curve ball, I am not to familiar with the “SPAD”. Any good links out there?
Particulary I’m looking for AD-4, Marines, VMA 251, grey livery, AL tail designation.
Thanks in advance
I found a black and white picture at www.abledogs.com of the pilots. A background a/c shows a dark painted fin cap with maybe stars on it. I couldn’t find any pictures at the squadron web site, but I might have overlooked them. There is also an image gallery with a lot of AD pictures. Haven’t looked at all of them. Might be moree there that you want.
Are they sure it wasn’t an AD-6 if if was gray/white? Most of the kits of the single seat Skyraiders are the AD-6. To backdate them to an AD-4, reshape the big bomb pylons and delete the round plate behind the prop and flaps on the inside of the cowling. An AD-4 probably didn’t have the external armor plating and possibly not the exhaust glare shields, but it depends on the specific aircraft.
Steve,
I don’t know if there are any pictures of that particular aircraft but this web site has some good photos. http://skyraider.org/skyassn/imcol.htm
Mike
Thanks! These are a definate help.