The Don Englebreston Collection

A-1 Skyraider 'Lieutenant America' (Tail 665) in Museum Hangar, Tennessee Air Museum

A-1 Skyraider 'Lieutenant America' (Tail 665) in Museum Hangar, Tennessee Air Museum

A Douglas A-1 Skyraider named 'Lieutenant America,' identified by tail number 665, rests in a museum hangar with its wing folded for storage. Skyraiders like this one served extensively in Vietnam as rugged, heavily armed close-support and rescue-escort aircraft, and many surviving examples are today preserved and restored by aviation museums and volunteer maintenance crews. Project: 219533