The Don Englebreston Collection
Gallery: Tom Stump Tailwind Testamony
A Douglas A-1 Skyraider in Vietnam-era camouflage, nose art reading "Charlene" and engine running on the display ramp, paired with a Vietnam veteran seated once again in a Skyraider cockpit, reaching for controls he once knew by feel. The pairing links the aircraft still preserved in flying condition to the men who flew it on "Sandy" rescue escorts and covert cross-border missions, in a moment of the kind captured for oral history work surrounding Operation Tailwind.
Veteran Revisits A-1 Skyraider Cockpit, 'Back in the Cockpit'
Gene McCarley, Tom Stump, and Art Bishop at Reunion Dinner
Veteran Tom Stump Receiving Makeup Application Before Filmed Testimony on Operation Tailwind
Douglas A-1 Skyraider "Charlene" (Tail No. 882) on Display Ramp, Engine Running
Veteran Reaching Toward Cockpit of Restored A-1 Skyraider 'Marlene / Uncle Ho's Nightmare'
Veteran Pointing to Oil Stain on Preserved A-1 Skyraider ('Still Oily'), Alternate Frame
