The Don Englebreston Collection
AH-1 Cobra Gunship with Shark-Face Nose Art and Pilot, Operation Tailwind Support Area, Vietnam, 1970
A Cobra gunship crewman stands beside his aircraft, its nose adorned with fierce shark-face artwork, at a forward staging area supporting Operation Tailwind, the September 1970 MACV-SOG cross-border operation into Laos. Cobra gunships like this one provided close-in fire support and escort for the reconnaissance teams and helicopters involved in the raid. Project: 219431