The Don Englebreston Collection

Douglas A-1 Skyraider "665" on Display Ramp, Museum of Aviation

Douglas A-1 Skyraider "665" on Display Ramp, Museum of Aviation

A Douglas A-1 Skyraider, nicknamed "Spad" or "Sandy" by the pilots who flew it, displayed with wings folded outside a hangar at the Museum of Aviation. This rugged, propeller-driven attack aircraft was a mainstay of search-and-rescue escort and close air support missions during the Vietnam War, prized for its heavy ordnance load and long loiter time over the battlefield. Project: 219252