The Don Englebreston Collection
Gallery: 200 Mis A-1 Photos
Drawn from an Air Commando pilot's service in Southeast Asia, these Vietnam War images follow the A-1 Skyraider from Da Nang revetments and armed Navy ramps to flight above the jungle. Alongside them are Misty Fast FAC pilots, a VNAF Kingbee helicopter, a bunkered airfield perimeter at Qui Nhon, and a champagne flight marking a mission milestone.
Douglas A-1 Skyraider, Tail Code 'AD', Serial AF 52 332, Parked on Ramp with Underwing Stores Racks
A-1J Skyraider 'Amazing Grace' (Full View) on Sandy SAR Alert, Da Nang AB, 1969 (Photo by Jacob Ludwig)
A-1 Skyraider Underwing Ordnance Detail: 120-lb Cluster Bomb Load, Vietnam War (Scrapbook Photo)
A-1J Skyraiders "Loaded & Ready" on Sandy SAR Alert, Da Nang AB, South Vietnam, 1969
A-1 Skyraider with Damaged Propeller Blade on Flight Line; "Redtag 66 Express" in Background — Don Engebretsen Collection
A-1J Skyraider 'Amazing Grace' on Sandy SAR Alert, Da Nang AB, 1969 (Photo by Jacob Ludwig)
Airman Martinez Hoisting a 500-Pound Bomb at Forward Ammunition Area
Douglas A-1 Skyraider 'Bad News,' Tail Code 6T/509 — Don Engebretsen Collection
A-1 Skyraider 'Spad No. 3' on Takeoff Roll, Vietnam War Era
Print Scale 1/72 A-1 Skyraider Decal Instruction Sheet (Catalog No. 72-055)
A-1/AD Skyraider 1/72 Scale Model Decal Sheet (Print Scale No. 72-055)
A-1 Skyraider Armament Control Panel Diagram (Figure 4-8) and Guncharging Switch Description
Douglas A-1E Skyraider, 1st Special Operations Squadron, Loaded with BLU-72/B FAE Bomb — Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, 29 September 1968
Cover Page, T.O. 1A-1H-1 Flight Manual for USAF A-1H and A-1J Skyraider, 1969
USAF A-1H Skyraider (Tail Code TT, Serial 517) in Flight, Southeast Asia
A-1H Skyraiders of the 22nd Special Operations Squadron on the Ramp, Nakhon Phanom RTAFB
Ordnance Loaded on A-1 Skyraider Wing Pylons, 22nd SOS, NKP
A-1H Skyraider, 22nd Special Operations Squadron, Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand
A-1H Skyraider, Tail Code TT, 22nd Special Operations Squadron, NKP
A-1H Skyraiders of the 22nd Special Operations Squadron, Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand
U.S. Navy A-1J Skyraider (BuNo 142034), VA-165, USS Oriskany, NAS Moffett Field, 1963
A-1 Skyraider Combat Damage from Anti-Aircraft Artillery, NKP, 1968
A-1E Skyraider Battle Damage, Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, 1969
U.S. Navy AD-6/A-1H Skyraider (BuNo 134522), VA-196, NAS Moffett Field, 16 May 1959
U.S. Navy A-1 Skyraider (BuNo 134567), VA-122, NAS Moffett Field, 19 May 1962
Douglas AD-6 Skyraider, Navy Attack Squadron VA-115, Moffett Field, 1955
U.S. Navy AD-6 Skyraider, VA-52, Wings Folded, Moffett Field, 22 May 1962
Annotated Aerial Map of Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam (Flash Earth Reference Image)
Satellite Imagery of Bien Hoa Air Base with 'Det 6, 600th Photo Sq.' Location Label
Aerial View of Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam
Champagne Flight Celebration, A-1 Skyraider Pilots, Ken and Rennie Blanchard, Vietnam Era
Airfield Scene with Distant Aircraft and Ground Marker Panel, Southeast Asia, Vietnam War Era (200 Missions A-1 Collection)
Linear Fire Line with Rising Black Smoke, Vietnam Airbase Perimeter -- Don Engebretsen '200 Missions A-1' Collection
Airman Martinez with Bomb Hoist and Ordnance Stockpile
Douglas A-1 Skyraiders on the Ramp at Da Nang Air Base, 1969
A-1 Skyraider 'ET' at Da Nang Air Base, 1969 (Don Engebretsen Collection)
A-1 Skyraider 'Amazing Grace' on Flight Line Revetment, Da Nang, 1969
A-1 Skyraider on Sandy Alert in Revetment, Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam
Fuel Storage Bladders and Drums, Da Nang Air Base, 1972
Bulk Fuel Storage Bladders, Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam
Formal Portrait of Medal of Honor Recipient, Identified as Doug Miller, U.S. Army Special Forces, Vietnam War
U.S. Navy A-1 Skyraider 'VA-196', Side Number 412, Armed for a Strike Mission
Douglas A-1 Skyraider Under Restoration, Hangar Interior View
HH-3 "Jolly Green Giant" Helicopter in Flight over Laos, "Knife 51," 1969
Airstrike Smoke Along a Ho Chi Minh Trail Route, Karst Mountain Terrain
James A. Wheeler with Bomb-Laden A-1 Skyraider "01," Vietnam War Era
VNAF 219th Special Operations Squadron 'Kingbee' H-34 Helicopter, Don Engebretsen Collection
Douglas A-1/AD Skyraider in U.S. Navy VA-176 Markings on Approach with Apparent Starboard Wing Damage
Loaded A-1E Skyraider Ordnance Rack with Ground Crewman, Qui Nhon Air Base
Four USAF Officers -- Lt. Hilliard, "Baby Son," Maj. Plunk, and Maj. McCallister -- with A-1 Skyraider No. 442
37th TFW 'Misty' Fast FAC Pilots Group Portrait, Operation Commando Sabre
Two U.S. Air Force Officers in Flight Suits Beside Aircraft Fuselage (Identified as Maj. Tony McPeak and Capt. 'Buzzard' Fogleman)
Maj. Bill Plunk in the Cockpit of an A-1E Skyraider, Vietnam War
USAF A-1 Skyraider, Tail Code "AD," Serial AF 52-820, on Flight Line Ramp
Grave Marker of Major Paul D. D. Houppert, USAF, Vietnam Veteran (1942-1977)
Large Guided Weapon/Ordnance Body ("Pave Pat") on Trestle Supports, Vietnam Air Base Logistics Yard
A-1 Skyraider Crash Site with POW/MIA Memorial Flag, Southeast Asian Mountain Jungle
A-1 Skyraider 'TC 738' on Takeoff/Landing Roll, Byron Hukee Collection
Airfield Defensive Bunker Position with Armed Guards, Qui Nhon, Vietnam, April 1965
A-1 Skyraider Engine Run-Up at Coastal Vietnam Airbase, Don Engebretsen Collection
General-Purpose Bomb Being Hoisted for Loading, Vietnam War Era Ordnance Handling
Air & Space Smithsonian Magazine Cover, September 2012 -- "Warthogs and 'Raiders: Air Rescue Superheroes"
Combat Rescue Crew Group Photo, Vietnam War ('Shot Down & Rescue Crews')
SPAD Squadron Headquarters Building with Propeller Emblem, Da Nang Air Base
SSgt Bob LaPointe, Pararescueman, 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (37 ARRS), 1971
"Nose Wheel Pilot" Internet Meme -- Tailwheel vs. Nosewheel Pilot Humor
A-1 Skyraider Taking Off, Southeast Asia, Don Engebretsen '200 Missions' Collection
A-1 Skyraider on the Flight Line, Viewed Through Tent Opening, Vietnam War Era
A-1 Skyraider '572 / Paper Tiger II' with Toilet-Bowl 'Bomb' on Underwing Pylon
Pilot Tom Dwelle Inspecting Bomb Fuse on A-1 Skyraider, Vietnam War
Servicemen at Mortar Position, Qui Nhon Airfield, April 1965
"Tom with His Thompson" -- USAF/Allied Serviceman Posing with M1928 Thompson Submachine Gun, Vietnam -- Don Engebretsen Collection
A-1J Skyraider Being "Unpickled" from Storage/Shipping Preservation, Vietnam War Era
U.S. Navy A-1H Skyraider (BuNo 139760), VA-122 "Flying Eagles," in Flight over NAS Moffett Field, California, circa 1963
