The Don Englebreston Collection
Aircrew Barracks ('Hootch') Housing Spad, Jolly, and Covey Squadron Personnel, Southeast Asia
Aircrew housing ('hootch') at a Southeast Asia air base during the Vietnam War, home to pilots flying the A-1 Skyraider ('Spad'), HH-3/HH-53 'Jolly Green Giant' rescue helicopters, and O-1/O-2 'Covey' forward air control aircraft. These squadrons worked hand-in-hand on combat search-and-rescue missions to recover downed airmen across Laos, Cambodia, and North Vietnam. Project: 219104