This group portrait shows U.S. Air Force personnel posed in front of an A-1 Skyraider, the propeller-driven attack aircraft nicknamed 'Spad' that served as a mainstay of close air support, rescue escort, and interdiction missions in Southeast Asia. The mix of flight suits and camouflage fatigues reflects the range of aircrew and support personnel who kept Skyraider squadrons flying. Photographed on perforated steel planking typical of forward airbases in Vietnam and Thailand, images like this preserve the collective identity of the units that flew and maintained one of the war's most versatile combat aircraft. Project: 218960