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At the height of the Korean War
the U.S. government saw the need for a better ground attack aircraft
to replace the aging F4U Corsair.
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Vought and Douglas pooled their resources
to built a new ground attack aircraft for the U.S.M.C. Their combined
efforts resulted in the outstanding A-47UD Raylass. The performance of the
new aircraft far exceeded that of either the F7U Cutlass and the F4D
Skyray. Due to construction delays the A-47UD arrived too late to
see combat.
The only known example of the A-47UD still
in existence can be found at Quakertown International Airport.
Bill Harr
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