The Don Englebreston Collection

Cockpit Self-Portrait of Pilot's Flight Helmet, Vietnam War Era

Cockpit Self-Portrait of Pilot's Flight Helmet, Vietnam War Era

A candid close-up self-portrait captures the flight helmet, oxygen mask, and communication gear worn by an Air Force pilot in the cockpit during the Vietnam War. Personal photographs like this offer an intimate, first-person glimpse of the equipment aircrews relied on for every mission. Project: 219021