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spad
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a Douglas aircraft A-1 Skyraider, used for close air support of ground troops US, 1989- By that time the Skyraider had become widely known as the Spad, a name which reflected the affection in which it was held by its pilots. — Peter Bowers, United States Navy Aircraft Since 1911, p. 171, 1968
- “Spad” was the nickname for the prop-driven, A-1 Douglas Skyraider. The A-1 was based on a design so old it reminded the jet jockeys of the famous S.P.A.D. biplane fighter of the First World War. — T. E. Cruise, Wings of Gold III:, p. 267, 1989
- The helicopter, a “Big Mother,” was joined by two A-1 Skyraiders (also known as “Spads”) for protection[.] — Robert K. Wilcox, Scream of Eagles, p. 59, 1990
- [T]his time flying the old “spads” as the A-1Es were nicknamed. — Harold Moore, We Were Soldiers Once ... And Young, p. 83, 1992
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