A Douglas A-1 Skyraider flies in loose formation off a rugged coastline, photographed from a companion aircraft whose wing and rocket pods frame the shot. The rugged single-seat/two-seat Skyraider, nicknamed 'Spad' by its crews, served as a mainstay close-air-support and rescue escort ('Sandy') platform during the Vietnam War, prized for its heavy ordnance load and long loiter time over the battlefield. Project: 218950