The Don Englebreston Collection
Gallery: Mel USAF
A family photo album page and a set of hand-tinted studio portraits document the Air Force service of Lt. Col. Melvin G. Swanson, from his early days as a young officer in khaki service dress to his 1970 tour with the 56th Special Operations Wing. Newspaper clippings recording his Distinguished Flying Cross sit beside candid snapshots of rescue-marked aircraft and fellow airmen at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand, one of the busiest special operations and combat rescue hubs of the Vietnam War.
Photo Album Page: A-1 Skyraider Squadron Activities, June 1970
Photo Album Page: Mel Swanson USAF Service in Vietnam, 1970
Contact Sheet: USAF Flight Operations and A-26 'Sweet Betty Lou' Nose Art, Southeast Asia, Vietnam War Era
Contact Sheet: USAF Flight-Line and Aerial Strike Documentation, Southeast Asia, Vietnam War Era
Photo Album Page: Lt. Col. Melvin G. Swanson, 56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand, 1970
Two Colorized USAF Dress Uniform Portraits, Side by Side
Hand-Tinted Studio Portraits of USAF Officer Mel Swanson in Service Dress Uniform
F-100 Super Sabre and A-1 Skyraider Formation, Mel Swanson USAF Collection
