An A-1 Skyraider attack aircraft, its cowling adorned with shark-mouth nose art, flies over a coastal bay in South Vietnam as seen from a companion aircraft armed with rocket pods. Skyraiders of the 56th Special Operations Wing flew close air support, armed reconnaissance, and search-and-rescue escort missions throughout the Vietnam War, prized for their heavy ordnance load and long loiter time over the battlefield. Project: 218950