The Don Englebreston Collection
A-1 Skyraider with Engine Running, Operation Tailwind Reunion Event ('Tailwind Day Redux')
A restored A-1 Skyraider, engine running and heavily armed with replica rocket pods and bombs, taxis out during a reunion event commemorating Operation Tailwind, the 1970 MACV-SOG cross-border raid into Laos. Aircraft like this provided critical close air support for Special Operations ground forces throughout the Vietnam War. Project: 219505