The Don Englebreston Collection
Airman Walking Flight Line Past 'SPAD 8' Revetment in Rain, Vietnam, Bob Karre Collection
A rain-soaked flight line at a Vietnam airbase, marked by a hand-painted 'SPAD 8' sign identifying the A-1 Skyraider parking revetment. Ground crews and pilots referred to the A-1 as the 'Spad,' a nod to its WWI-era propeller-driven design still fighting effectively decades later in Southeast Asia. Project: 218905