The Don Englebreston Collection

Aircrew Barracks ('Hootch') Housing Spad, Jolly, and Covey Squadron Personnel, Southeast Asia

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