The Don Englebreston Collection
Fini-Flight Water Hosing Ceremony, Flight Line, Southeast Asia
A pilot is drenched in the traditional 'hosing down' ceremony marking the completion of a major flying milestone -- often the 100th combat mission or the final sortie of a tour in Southeast Asia. This good-natured ritual, performed by fellow squadron members on the flight line, became one of the enduring, morale-boosting traditions of Air Force aircrews during the Vietnam War. Project: 218943