The Don Englebreston Collection
Elevated View of Flight Line with A-1 Skyraiders in Revetments, Southeast Asia Air Base, Vietnam War Era
This elevated view captures a typical Southeast Asia flight line during the Vietnam War, with Douglas A-1 Skyraider attack aircraft sheltered in individual blast-wall revetments to protect against rocket and mortar attack. Crash rescue trucks, ground support equipment, and distant karst hills point to a forward air base likely located in Thailand, home to Air Commando Skyraider squadrons that flew close air support and search-and-rescue escort missions over Laos and Vietnam. Project: 218965