Photographed from another aircraft at altitude, this image shows a small fixed-wing plane flying low over dense, unbroken jungle terrain, leaving a pair of trailing marks behind it. Missions over terrain like this, whether reconnaissance, forward air control, or resupply, were a defining feature of the air war in Vietnam and Laos, where triple-canopy jungle concealed roads, encampments, and infiltration routes from the ground. Project: 219012