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Crashed airplane

The article features a photo of Fisher's crashed airplane, but it provides no detail on where, when, or why he crashed. Rklawton (talk) 16:27, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't been able to find much detail on the damaged A-1E, 52-132649. The web page at the National Museum of the USAF states only that in 1967 it was severely damaged in combat in South Vietnam before being returned to the museum for preservation. The NMUSAF also links to the image placed in Fisher's article. I did find some additional color photos on Flickr, but no additional detail on crash itself. Skeet Shooter (talk) 17:07, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Was the crash a separate incident from the rescue of the downed pilot? Did the two crash land due to the damage his aircraft sustained during the rescue?

One seat, or two?

"Fisher quickly decided to land his two-seat A-1E ".

My understanding was that the A-1E was only a single-seater. Can anyone else confirm? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.53.219.21 (talk) 12:24, 10 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Although the A-1 was originally designed as a single seat aircraft, the A-1E had two seats according to NMUSAF's Douglas A-1E Skyraider Fact Sheet.

The first U.S. Air Force Skyraiders, two-seat A-1Es, arrived at Bien Hoa Air Base in May 1964.

Skeet Shooter (talk) 03:13, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]