The Don Englebreston Collection
Gallery: Tailwind Day Redux
Scenes from the "Tailwind Day Redux" reunion, where veterans including A-1 pilot Roger Youngblood gather beside preserved Skyraiders "America" and a "Sandy"-marked airframe, and engraved "BOB" memorial bracelets are worn in tribute. The gathering honors the men of Operation Tailwind, the classified 1970 MACV-SOG mission into Laos, and the rugged Skyraider that covered search-and-rescue and special operations forces deep in hostile territory.
Portrait of Veterans Win DePoorter and Roger Youngblood, OLAA Reunion Event (Watermarked)
Portrait of Veterans Win DePoorter and Roger Youngblood, OLAA Reunion Event
Reunion Presentation with A-1 Skyraider Art and LTC Melvin Gene Swanson Memorial Display, Aviation Museum
Veterans' Reunion Presentation with LTC Melvin Gene Swanson Memorial Display, Tailwind Day Redux Event
Veteran Speaking at Podium During Tailwind Day Redux Reunion Event
Veteran Speaking at Reunion Event, Aviation Museum Exhibit Hall
Veteran Poses on Wing of Restored A-1 Skyraider, Tailwind Day Redux Event
Veteran Airman Beside "Rescue" and "Extraction Seat" Markings on Vintage Military Aircraft, Tailwind Day Event
Veteran Airman at Cockpit of Restored Vintage Trainer Aircraft, Tailwind Day Event
Veteran Beside Preserved Liaison Aircraft, Tailwind Day Reunion Event
Veterans Group Portrait with A-1 Skyraider 'America,' Tailwind Reunion Event
Group Portrait of Veteran Airmen with Restored A-1 Skyraider "America," Tailwind Day Reunion
Veteran Poses Beneath A-1 Skyraider 'America' at Tennessee Museum of Aviation
Veteran Ken Holston with A-1 Skyraider 'Lieutenant America,' Tailwind Day Reunion Event, Tennessee Museum of Aviation
A-1 Skyraider Association Reunion Guest "Roger Youngblood" Beside Restored A-1 Skyraider - Tailwind Day Event
Veteran A-1 Pilot Roger Youngblood at Aircraft Display, 'Tailwind Day Redux' Reunion Event
Memorial ID Bracelet Inscribed 'BOB' with Skyraider Aircraft Engraving, Tailwind Reunion Event