The Don Englebreston Collection
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Images from the John Weinig collection, including the raucous "last Spad party" marking an A-1 Skyraider squadron's farewell at Pleiku Air Base, a pilot portrait in flight suit and survival vest, and an airman crossing the ramp in camouflage fatigues. Taken against the slatted metal revetments that shielded Southeast Asian air bases from mortar and rocket attack, these personal snapshots record both the gear of American aircrew and the bonds forged among the pilots and ground crews who kept the "Spad" flying.
USAF Pilot Beside A-1 Skyraider with Checkerboard Tail Marking, Vietnam War Era
USAF Pilot Beside Armed A-1 Skyraider "242," Southeast Asia, Vietnam War
USAF Pilot in Flight Suit and Survival Vest, Vietnam War Era Portrait
Two Airmen ("Dean and Mac") Beside the "Home of the Spads" Sign, Pleiku Air Base, Vietnam
Two USAF Officers Outside LTC J.W. Wold's Command Building, Southeast Asia
A-1 Skyraider Cockpit and Exhaust Stack Detail with Pilot Aboard, John Weinig Collection
Radial Engine Propeller Aircraft Nose With Ordnance in Foreground, Vietnam Era
Sikorsky H-34 Helicopter on Approach, Vietnam Airfield
Air Force Officer Relaxing at Desk, Personal Portrait (John Weinig Collection)
U.S. Air Force Officer Poses Beneath "Home of the Spads" Squadron Sign, Pleiku Air Base, Vietnam
Airman in Camouflage Fatigues on Base Ramp, Vietnam War Era, John Weinig Collection
'Last Spad Party' Celebration, Pleiku, Vietnam War Era (Alternate Save)
'Last Spad Party' Celebration, Pleiku, Vietnam War Era (Large Format)
"Last Spad Party" — Squadron Farewell Celebration, Pleiku Air Base, South Vietnam
