The Don Englebreston Collection

USAF Cessna O-2A Skymaster Taxiing at Vietnam Airbase

USAF Cessna O-2A Skymaster Taxiing at Vietnam Airbase

A Cessna O-2A Skymaster taxis along the flight line at a Vietnam-era airbase. Twin-boom aircraft like this one served as Forward Air Control platforms, with pilots marking enemy targets with smoke rockets and directing fighter-bomber and Skyraider strikes onto them -- a critical link between ground troops and air power throughout the war. Project: 218896