The Don Englebreston Collection
Douglas A-1 Skyraider Engine Start-Up in Revetment, Vietnam War Era
A Douglas A-1 Skyraider's radial engine belches smoke as it fires up between protective revetment walls at a forward air base during the Vietnam War. Ground crews carefully coordinated engine starts and taxi procedures, working within the confined revetments built to shield aircraft from enemy rocket and mortar fire. Project: 218905