An armed A-1 Skyraider sits nose-in to its revetment on Search and Rescue alert, ready for immediate launch. Red streamers on the wing-mounted bombs and rocket pods mark the ordnance as combat-ready. SAR-alert Skyraiders like this one stood by around the clock during the Vietnam War, prepared to escort helicopters and suppress enemy fire during the rescue of downed American aircrew — missions that made the A-1 legendary among the pilots who flew and depended on it. Project: 218950