The Don Englebreston Collection
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A pilot drenched in the traditional mission-completion hose-down, paired with an A-1 Skyraider banking against a wall of towering cumulus. Side by side, the images capture both the 'fini-flight' rituals that marked milestones like a 100th mission and the propeller-driven attack aircraft that anchored Air Commando close air support throughout the war.
Sikorsky-Type Rescue Helicopter Trailing Red Signal Smoke, Vietnam War Era
USAF HH-3E 'Jolly Green Giant' Combat Search-and-Rescue Helicopter in Flight, Vietnam War Era
A-1H Skyraider 'Magnet Ass' with Pilot in Cockpit and Ground Support Cart
Squadron Aircrew at an Informal Party, Vietnam Era
A-1 Skyraider Taxiing Past Revetment Row, Vietnam Flight Line
A-1 Skyraider in Flight Against Cumulus Clouds, Vietnam War
U.S. Air Force Airmen Relaxing Off-Duty with Beer in Squadron Quarters, Vietnam War Era (Unwatermarked)
Pilot Boarding a Shark-Mouth Douglas A-1 Skyraider — Doc Blanchard Collection
A-1 Skyraider 'Wabach Cannonball' Engine Start with Ground Crewman Signaling, Vietnam War Era (Companion Frame)
A-1 Skyraider Departing Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, with C-130 Hercules on Ramp
Servicemen Sunbathing on a South Vietnam Beach
USAF A-1 Skyraider "Peregrine" with Pilot on Wing, Revetment Parking Area
Pilot Doused in Traditional Mission-Completion Water Celebration, Vietnam War Era
Pilot Celebrates Fini Flight with Champagne and Handshake on Wet Flight Line, Vietnam War Era (Companion Frame)
A-1 Skyraider Pilot Preparing in Cockpit, Vietnam War Era, Doc Blanchard Collection
