The Don Englebreston Collection
Gallery: Jax Documents
An April 1, 1970 Air Force Times clipping recounting how Capt. Laurence C. Johnson survived being accidentally pulled from a C-130 Hercules when his parachute deployed prematurely over hostile territory in Southeast Asia. Injured and evading enemy search parties through the night, Johnson was spotted by an A-1 Skyraider and lifted out by a Jolly Green Giant helicopter crew, making this newsprint account a vivid record of the search-and-rescue teamwork that defined USAF combat operations in Vietnam.
Air Force Times Clipping, 'Chute Fails to Open, But Captain Survives,' April 1, 1970
Air Force Times Clipping: "'Chute Fails to Open, But Captain Survives" (April 1, 1970, Duplicate Scan)
Newspaper Clipping: "A-1 Pilot Wins Silver Star" and "SEA Bases to Begin Cost Reduction Effort" (Duplicate Scan)
Newspaper Clipping: 'Desperate Night Flight From Firebase Kate,' with Handwritten Annotations
Newspaper Clipping: "A-1 Skyraider Is Bird with Past, Future" (Da Nang)
