The Don Englebreston Collection
Gallery: JW JPEG
Airmen and aircraft of the "Home of the Spads" — Douglas A-1 Skyraiders taxiing out, a radial engine coughing to life amid ground crews and rocket pods, and servicemen posing beside unit signs and base buildings. Likely photographed at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base with the 56th Special Operations Wing, these images capture the close air support and rescue-escort world of the Air Commandos, down to hand-painted nose art and shirtless crews working in Southeast Asian heat.
A-1 Skyraider (Tail Code TC, No. 242) Being Towed by USAF Tug, Vietnam War Era
A-1 Skyraider Cockpit and Ordnance Close-Up
USAF A-1 Skyraider (Fuselage 680), Armed on Flight Line with Control Tower, Vietnam War Era
A-1 Skyraider Engine and Spinning Propeller, Head-On View
Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw Helicopter on Approach, Southeast Asia, Vietnam War Era
USAF Airman in Camouflage Fatigues, Office Portrait
USAF Airman Coleman in Front of 'Home of the Spads' Sign, Likely Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Vietnam War Era
USAF Airman in Camouflage Fatigues on Flight Line, Vietnam War Era
USAF A-1 Skyraider "Magnet Ass" (Fuselage 618), Engine Start Sequence, Vietnam War Era
USAF A-1 Skyraider "Magnet Ass" (Fuselage 618), Engine Start, Vietnam War Era
Douglas A-1 Skyraider, Tail/Fuselage Number 621 — Fully Armed on the Ramp
Ground Crewman Removing Rocket Pod Safety Streamer from A-1 Skyraider Ordnance, Vietnam War
USAF A-1 Skyraider "Magnet Ass" (Fuselage 618), Nose Art Detail, Vietnam War Era
USAF A-1 Skyraider (Fuselage Number 589) Armed and Parked on Flight Line, Vietnam War Era
Douglas A-1 Skyraider (Bureau/Side Number 589) Armed with Rocket Pods on Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck
A-1 Skyraider 'Magnet Ass' with Pilot and Crew Chief, Vietnam War
U.S. Navy A-1 Skyraider 'Magnet Ass' Armed and Ready on Carrier Flight Deck
A-1 Skyraider Engine Start with Ground Crew, Flight Line, Vietnam War
Two A-1 Skyraider Attack Aircraft Taxiing, Rear View
Group Portrait of Four Airmen at Off-Duty Gathering, Bob-JW-Doc-Tom Photo Collection
Airmen Relaxing Off-Duty Near 'SPADS' Loading Sign, Vietnam War Era (Bob/JW/Doc/Tom Photos, Don Engebretsen Collection)
Serviceman in Camouflage Fatigues Waving Outside Building 716, Vietnam War Era
USAF A-1 Skyraider Being Towed by Flight-Line Tug, Southeast Asia, Vietnam War Era
