A camouflaged Douglas A-1 Skyraider, its nose adorned with fierce shark-mouth artwork, rolls out on the runway with its drag parachute deployed after a combat sortie in Vietnam. Rugged and heavily armed, the Skyraider was prized for its ability to loiter over the battlefield and deliver devastating close air support, and it became especially famous flown by 'Sandy' pilots who escorted rescue helicopters to downed airmen. Project: 218965