The Don Englebreston Collection
In-Flight View of Wing-Mounted Ordnance Over Vietnamese Jungle Terrain
Photographed from the cockpit of a low-and-slow observation aircraft, this image shows marking rockets mounted beneath the wing as the pilot flies over the rugged, jungle-covered terrain of Vietnam. Forward Air Controllers flew missions like this to locate enemy positions and mark targets with smoke or white-phosphorus rockets for incoming strike aircraft. Project: 218905