The Don Englebreston Collection

'SPAD' Squadron Building 719 with Mounted A-1 Skyraider Propeller Display

'SPAD' Squadron Building 719 with Mounted A-1 Skyraider Propeller Display

The squadron building at Building 719 proudly displays a mounted A-1 Skyraider propeller alongside bold red lettering reading 'SPAD' — the nickname affectionately given to the rugged, propeller-driven attack aircraft flown by Sandy rescue-escort squadrons during the Vietnam War. Such unit displays reinforced squadron pride and identity at forward air bases like Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. Project: 218950