The Don Englebreston Collection

Handwritten A-1 Skyraider Mission Sheet, Larry Cavender, 1970

Handwritten A-1 Skyraider Mission Sheet, Larry Cavender, 1970

A handwritten mission log page from A-1 Skyraider pilot Larry Cavender, recording combat sorties flown in early 1970. Entries under the recurring call sign "SPAD" document search-and-rescue escort missions, strike sorties with napalm and cluster munitions, and operational hazards including battle damage and mechanical aborts — a first-hand record of the daily rhythm of Skyraider combat operations over South Vietnam. Project: 219374