The Don Englebreston Collection
Veterans Gather Beneath Folded-Wing A-1 Skyraider, Tennessee Museum of Aviation, June 2014
Veterans and visitors examine a preserved Douglas A-1 Skyraider with its wings folded in carrier-storage configuration, a design feature originally intended for shipboard stowage aboard Navy aircraft carriers. The Skyraider's rugged design and heavy payload capacity made it indispensable during the Vietnam War for close air support and combat rescue escort. Project: 219309