The Don Englebreston Collection
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A young Air Force pilot stands soaked from head to toe on the flight line, doused with champagne in the traditional celebration of a training milestone, likely his first solo. Behind him sits a T-28 Trojan, the trainer that prepared Air Commando pilots for combat flying in the Vietnam War era.
Air Force Pilots at Formal Squadron Dinner, Bob Karre Collection, Vietnam Era
A-1 Skyraider "Jayne Etta" Being Prepped with Rocket Pods and Fuel Tank
A-1 Skyraider "SuNanSam" with Wings Folded in Revetment
A-1 Skyraider Cockpit Interior, Instrument Panel and Right Console
"Fini Flight" Champagne Celebration on the Flight Line
Douglas A-1 Skyraider — Nose and Engine Detail, Southeast Asia
Squadron Personnel at an Evening Social Gathering
Shark-Mouth A-1 Skyraider on the Flight Line at Dusk
Close-Up of Aircraft Intake Duct with 'Remove Before Flight' Streamer
Pilot Drenched in Post-Flight Celebration Ritual, T-28 Trainer in Background
Ground Crew Washing Down an A-1 Skyraider at Dusk (Bob Karre Collection)
A-1 Skyraider in a Banking Turn Over Mountainous Terrain, South Vietnam
Pilot Reviewing Flight Logbook on Flight Line, Elevated View
A-1 Skyraider in Flight Against Cumulus Cloud Bank
A-1 Skyraider "Firebird" with Engine Running, Pilot in Cockpit (Watermarked Copy)
USAF Pilot Boarding A-1 Skyraider Cockpit, Bob Karre Vietnam Collection
Squadron Aircrew at Formal Dinner Banquet
