The Don Englebreston Collection
Nose Detail, Douglas A-1 Skyraider '517,' Vietnam War-Era Flight Line
A close view of a Douglas A-1 Skyraider's nose and propeller, parked in a hardened revetment at a Southeast Asian airbase during the Vietnam War. Corrugated-metal revetments like the one seen here protected aircraft from enemy rocket and mortar fire, a common threat at forward air bases throughout the conflict. Project: 218902