The Don Englebreston Collection

Cockpit View Through Fighter Aircraft Gunsight Reticle with Target in Crosshairs

Cockpit View Through Fighter Aircraft Gunsight Reticle with Target in Crosshairs

A rare pilot's-eye view through an optical gunsight, its illuminated '100 MILS' reticle used to range and track a target aircraft in the crosshairs. Photographs like this offer a glimpse of the split-second visual calculations fighter pilots performed during air-to-air engagements and training intercepts of the Vietnam War era. Project: 218950