Douglas AD-4NA 126956 Escadrille Nationale Tchadienne Chad Air Force

These are 1/72 scale decals for Douglas AD-4NA Skyraider 126956, operated by the Escadrille Nationale Tchadienne — the Chad Air Force — in natural metal finish with the distinctive blue, yellow, and red Chadian national tail stripes and roundels.

The AD-4NA was a dedicated night attack variant of the Skyraider, stripped of its radar equipment and optimized for low-level attack work — making it well suited to the kind of counterinsurgency and ground support operations that characterized African conflicts of the 1960s and 1970s. Chad acquired its Skyraiders via France, which had operated large numbers of the type with the Armée de l'Air and Aéronavale following MAP transfers from the United States — a supply chain that brought American-built airpower to some of the most remote and contested corners of the African continent.

The Escadrille Nationale Tchadienne operated its Skyraiders during a period of intense internal conflict and cross-border tension, flying ground attack and close air support missions in conditions that demanded exactly the kind of rugged reliability and heavy payload capacity that made the Skyraider legendary. The natural metal finish with bold Chadian national markings makes this one of the most colorful and unusual Skyraider schemes in the entire ootbModels range.

A rare and exotic subject for any Skyraider, African aviation, or Cold War foreign operator collection. Please allow some time for decal printing and shipping.