The Don Englebreston Collection
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Four scenes from the Doc Blanchard Collection: a champagne celebration on the flight line, an A-1 Skyraider taxiing past revetments marked "Home of the Spads," a 'Sandy' pilot in his party suit in the squadron ready room, and a Skyraider climbing out over a South Vietnam base past a camouflaged C-130. The set moves between the flying and the living, from the steel-and-earth revetments that shielded aircraft from rocket fire to the patch-covered party suits and milestone toasts of Air Commando squadron culture.
Aviator Doused with Water During "Fini Flight" Ceremony Beside A-1 Skyraider
Fairchild C-123 Provider Transport Aircraft Banking in Flight
Fini Flight Hose-Down Celebration, A-1 Skyraider Tail Number 39713
Pilot Walks Through Ceremonial Water Spray Beside A-1 Skyraider, Vietnam Era
Sikorsky H-34 Helicopter Trailing Red Smoke Marker, Vietnam War
HH-3E 'Jolly Green Giant' Combat Rescue Helicopter in Flight
Douglas A-1 Skyraider 'MAGNET ASS' on Alert Flight Line, Vietnam War
Squadron Party Suit Gathering with Air Pirate and Jolly Green Giant Patches
A-1 Skyraider Taxiing Past Revetments Marked "Home of the Spads," Vietnam-Era Airbase
Squadron Party Celebration, Vietnam-Era Air Base Clubhouse
56th SOW Pilots Pose Beneath 'Home of the Spads' Mural
Off-Duty Air Force Aircrew Relaxing in Barracks, Doc Blanchard Collection
A-1 Skyraider with Shark-Mouth Nose Art, Pilot Boarding for Mission
Servicemen Relaxing on a Poncho Liner at a Vietnam Coastal Beach
A-1 Skyraider Climbing Out Over Airfield with C-130 'DH' on Ramp, South Vietnam, Vietnam War Era (Photo: © 2docs)
A-1 Skyraider 'Wabash Cannonball' Engine Start with Ground Crewman Signaling
Group Portrait of Officers at Squadron Dinner, Vietnam Era
A-1 Skyraider 'Peregrine', Tail Code TC, on Revetted Flight Line
A-1 Skyraider 'TC 668' Banking Among Storm Clouds, Vietnam
Pilot Doused in Traditional 'Wetting Down' Ceremony Beside A-1 Skyraider
Pilot Celebration with Champagne on Flight Line, Vietnam War Era (Doc Blanchard Collection)
Pilot in Cockpit, Doc Blanchard Collection, Vietnam War Era
Squadron Party Buffet with Aircrew in Flight Jackets
Air Force Personnel Relaxing Off-Duty in Quarters, Vietnam War Era
Sandy Pilot in Party Suit with Fellow Airman, Squadron Ready Room, Vietnam Era
