The Don Englebreston Collection
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Life around the A-1 Skyraider in Southeast Asia, from a patched party suit in the officers' club to 'Wabash Cannonball' roaring to life on the flight line under a ground crewman's signal. Sandy Pirate and Jolly Green Giant patches in these Bob Karre collection photographs mark the two communities — rescue-escort pilots and combat helicopter crews — who flew together to recover downed airmen behind enemy lines.
Aviation Tribute Artwork: Airman Beneath Aircraft Wing in Rain (Doc Blanchard Collection)
Fairchild C-123 Provider on Approach, Vietnam War Era (Doc Blanchard Collection)
Fini-Flight Water Ceremony for A-1 Skyraider Pilot, Vietnam Era
Airman Doused with Water Beneath A-1 Skyraider Tail, Rainbow in Spray, Vietnam War Era
Squadron Party Suit and Officers' Club Scene, Southeast Asia, Vietnam War Era
Helicopter Releasing Colored Smoke Signal in Flight, Vietnam War-Era Photograph, Bob Karre Collection
USAF HH-3E 'Jolly Green Giant' Rescue Helicopter in Flight, Vietnam War Era
A-1 Skyraider 'Magnet Ass' with Nose Art and Ordnance, Alert Aircraft, Vietnam War Era
USAF Aircrew Group Portrait, Sandy Pirate and Jolly Green Squadron Patches, Vietnam War Era
A-1 Skyraider Taxiing Toward Camera on Flight Line, Vietnam War Era
A-1 Skyraider in Flight Against Cumulus Clouds, Vietnam War
A-1 Skyraider Pilot Boarding Aircraft, Bob Karre Vietnam Collection
Nighttime Squadron Party at Air Base Club, Airmen in Flight Suits Celebrating
Two A-1 Skyraider Pilots Pose Beneath the '56th SOW-OLAA / Home of the Spads' Squadron Sign
USAF Aircrew Relaxing Off-Duty in Barracks Room, Vietnam War Era
A-1 Skyraider with Shark-Mouth Nose Art — Pilot and Crewman on Flight Line
A-1 Skyraider 'Wabash Cannonball' Starting Engines, Vietnam War Era
A-1 Skyraider Low Pass Over Airfield with C-130 Hercules and Mountain Backdrop, Vietnam War Era
Two U.S. Servicemen Sunbathing on an In-Country R&R Beach, Vietnam, circa late 1960s
Group Portrait of USAF Personnel at Squadron Dinner or Social Function, Vietnam War Era
A-1 Skyraider "Peregrine" with Pilot and Battle Damage, Doc Blanchard Collection
A-1 Skyraider in Flight, Tail Code 'FC,' Vietnam War-Era Color Slide (Doc Blanchard Collection)
Airman Hosed Down Beside A-1 Skyraider in Milestone Mission Celebration, Vietnam War Era
Air Force Pilots Celebrating with Champagne on Flight Line, A-1 Skyraider Squadron
USAF Pilot 'Doc Blanchard' in Aircraft Cockpit with Flight Gear, Vietnam War Era
Squadron Social Gathering with Buffet Table, Doc Blanchard Collection
USAF Aircrew Relaxing Off-Duty in Barracks Room, Vietnam War Era
