The Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy ordered several Douglas AD-4W Skyraiders which were given the designation AEW.1. Following completion of their service aboard several British carriers, including HMS Bulwark, some of them were purchased by Sweden as aerial target tugs for their air forces, and were operated by contractors to the Swedish armed forces.

 

This aircraft was still at Chino Airport as of 1999. These photos were taken then:

 

 


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