The Don Englebreston Collection
Aerial View of Ordnance Detonation Over Open Water — Don Engebretsen Collection, Vietnam War Era
Captured from the air, this photograph shows a large water detonation—likely an ordnance strike or gunnery exercise—photographed by Don Engebretsen, an A-1 Skyraider pilot with the 56th Special Operations Wing during the Vietnam War. Images like this document the daily realities of combat air operations over the waters near Southeast Asia. Project: 218965