The Don Englebreston Collection
Two Helicopters in Flight Over Southeast Asian Terrain, Nakhon Phanom Area, Vietnam War Era
Two helicopters cross a hazy Southeast Asian landscape near Nakhon Phanom, the Royal Thai Air Force Base that served as home to the Air Force's Sandy A-1 Skyraider escort pilots and Jolly Green Giant rescue helicopters during the Vietnam War. Aerial photographs like this document the daily rhythm of combat search-and-rescue operations that saved countless downed airmen. Project: 219023