The Super Mystère Aircraft Collection

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BuAer 125744 was one of the 133 AD-4 Skyraiders received between February 1960 and March 1962. They all were destined to the Boufarik 20th Fighter Wing and its three squadrons all based based in Algeria for operations against FLN elements . Previously, the Wing was fitted with ageingThunderbolts.

This one was originally coded 20 LD and, after Algerian operations ceased the unit was disbanded and recreated as EAA 21, the aircraft becoming 21-LY for operations in Chad and Djibouti until 1973. Then unit became EAA 22 for Chad theater and the machine possibly coded 22-DR. Here deprived of its Cyclone engine, all interesing parts are removed before to be sent for scrapping, F-100 in the background awaiting the same treatment or being destined to some Museum or Air Base for exhibit or to be ferried in England to Americans, aircraft being a NATO one

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