The Douglas A-1 Skyraider was designed for the US Navy in the final years of World War II.
The US Air Force and its South Vietnamese counterpart also began operating the plane that year.
Navy Skyraider pilots even managed to down MiG-17 fighter jets on two occasions.
By the end of the war, Air Force Skyraiders conducted more than 90,000 combat sorties, including more than 1,000 a month during the peak of the fighting.
The last Air Force Skyraider mission was on November 7, 1972, and all of the service's remaining Skyraiders were transferred to the South Vietnamese air force in 1973.