The Don Englebreston Collection
U.S. Navy AD-6/A-1H Skyraider (BuNo 134522), VA-196, NAS Moffett Field, 16 May 1959
A Navy AD-6 Skyraider, soon to be redesignated A-1H, rests on the ramp at NAS Moffett Field in May 1959. Rugged and heavily armed, the Skyraider would go on to become one of the most valuable close air support and rescue escort aircraft of the Vietnam War after transfer to Air Force and South Vietnamese squadrons. Project: 218822