A US Air Force Douglas A-1 Skyraider sits armed and ready on search-and-rescue alert in Southeast Asia, its wings loaded with rocket pods, bombs and a drop tank, safety streamers still fitted. The yellow marker reads SAR ALERT A/C CONTROLLED AREA. Skyraiders on this duty used the callsign 'Sandy' and led combat rescues of downed aircrew, orbiting for hours over hostile territory to suppress ground fire while rescue helicopters made their pickup. The pilot stands in Nomex flight suit and aircrew survival vest; his name, unit and the aircraft's full serial are not legible in this image. Project: 219827