A crossed A-1 Skyraider propeller and the hand-painted nickname 'SPAD' adorn a squadron building at a Vietnam War-era airbase. Pilots affectionately called the rugged, propeller-driven Skyraider the 'Spad,' a nod to WWI-era biplane fighters, even as it flew some of the most demanding close air support and rescue escort missions of the war. Project: 218896