The Don Englebreston Collection

"Can't Keep a Good Plane Down" - Shark-Nose A-1 Skyraider, Da Nang AB

"Can't Keep a Good Plane Down" - Shark-Nose A-1 Skyraider, Da Nang AB

First Lt. James F. Seith taxis his shark-mouthed A-1 Skyraider along the flight line at Da Nang Air Base, decked out in a vintage leather flying helmet and goggles. The nose art and old-fashioned flying gear were a good-humored nod to the propeller-driven Skyraider's WWII-era lineage, offered up for the benefit of F-4 Phantom jet pilots stationed nearby. Project: 219419