The Don Englebreston Collection
Gallery: A1 and Related Pictures
Aircraft of the Southeast Asian air war are gathered here, from a VNAF A-1 Skyraider banking over the Mekong Delta and a folded-wing Skyraider on the flight line to an F-105 Thunderchief and a Cessna O-1 Bird Dog marking targets for strike aircraft. A museum panel tallying 2,257 U.S. aircraft lost between 1966 and 1973 sets the cost of those campaigns alongside the machines that flew them.
Douglas A-1 Skyraider "The Proud American" (Tail Code TC) with Ground Crew
Ground Crew Loading Ordnance on A-1 Skyraider Flight Line
A-1 Skyraider on Takeoff Roll with Visible Engine Exhaust Flame
120-lb Fragmentation Cluster Bombs Loaded on A-1E Skyraider Wing Rack, Vietnam War Era
602nd Fighter Squadron (Commando) Embroidered Unit Patch
Group Portrait of USAF A-1 Skyraider Squadron Pilots
Film Still: A-1 Skyraider Engine Cowling and Wing at Dawn or Dusk on Flight Line
A-1 Skyraider with Folded Wing on Flight Line, Vietnam War Era
A-1H Skyraider 'The Proud American' (Tail Code TC, AF 39-738) in Flight
A-1E Skyraider 'Pave Pat' on PSP Ramp, Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand, 29 September 1968
A-1E Skyraider 'Pave Pat,' Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand, 29 September 1968
Douglas A-1E Skyraider in Fresh USAF Markings — Stateside Ramp Photograph, Vietnam War Era
A-1E Skyraider Armed for Search-and-Rescue (Sandy) Mission
A-1E Skyraiders in Formation Flight over Pleiku, South Vietnam
Aircrew Group Photo with A-1H Skyraider 'The Proud American,' Vietnam War
Douglas A-1H Skyraider 'TT-517' in Flight, Southeast Asia Combat Theater
Artwork Depicting A-1 Skyraider Shootdown of a MiG Jet Fighter, Vietnam War
Battle-Damaged Aircraft Wing with Support Truck, Vietnam-Era Flight Line, circa 1965
OH-6 Cayuse 'Loach' Helicopter and A-1 Skyraider 'TT-959' in Formation at Air Show
A-1E Skyraider, Tail Code EC/612, 6th Special Operations Squadron, Pleiku Air Base, 1967-1968
Wrecked A-1H Skyraider Following Crash, Nakhon Phanom RTAFB
VNAF Douglas A-1 Skyraider, Serial 39758, Banking Over the Mekong Delta
Forearm Tattoo of U.S. Navy A-1 Skyraider, VA-152 "NL" Tail Code
Douglas AD-1 (XBT2D-1) Skyraider Prototype, First Flight, 18 March 1945
Reference Map Excerpt: Hue to An Hoa Region, Central Vietnam
U.S. Navy A-1 Skyraider, Tail Code RM / Serial 24143, on Final Approach (Color-Processed Image)
Commemorative SAR Mission Banner: 'The Rescue of Manual 42,' Tchepone, Laos, May 11, 1969
A-1 Skyraider Flight Line Operations at Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam, 1965 (Four-Photo Album Page)
Douglas A-1 Skyraider Cockpit Instrument Panel, Detail View
A-1 Skyraider Cockpit Instrument Panel Detail
Veteran Displaying Hand-Painted A-1 Skyraider Wind Vane, "Sandy 07 / Nickel 102"
Colonel Jim Harding and Mrs. Barbara Harding at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Vietnam A-1 Skyraider Exhibit
A-1 Skyraider (Serial 123882) Releasing Ordnance During Low-Level Strike Run, South Vietnam
Google Earth Reference Map: 'Falcon 93' SAR Site Near Bat Lake, Quang Binh Province
A-1J Skyraider Launches from USS Ranger During Operation Flaming Dart, February 1965
A-1 Skyraider Returning from Mission, Pleiku Air Base, Vietnam, 1969
A-1E Skyraider Pilots Larrison and Haight, Flight Line, South Vietnam
Battle Damage Detail on A-1 Skyraider Wing/Fuselage Skin, Vietnam War Era
Combat Damage Detail: Penetrating Hole in Aircraft Skin, Likely A-1 Skyraider Cowling/Fuselage
Combat Battle Damage to A-1 Skyraider Fuselage Skin, Vietnam War
U.S. Navy A-1 Skyraiders of VA-25 in Formation Flight, USS Ranger Air Wing
Museum Display Panel: 'Lost 2,257 Aircraft' — Southeast Asia Air War Losses, 1966-1973
Exhibit Poster: 'U.S. Army Air Losses by Aircraft Type, 1960-1975, South East Asia'
Ground Crew Loading Ordnance onto A-1 Skyraider (Tail Marking '55') Using MJ-1 Bomb Lift Truck 'WL04'
A-1 Skyraider Gear-Up Belly Landing, Qui Nhon Air Base, South Vietnam, 1965
Aircraft Fire During Landing Rollout, 'Lou Gang' Incident, Vietnam Files A-1 Collection
Burned Wreckage of A-1 Skyraider Following Full-Tank Landing Incident, Vietnam
Google Earth Screen Capture Plotting Coordinates 15.5100, 107.5300 in the Vietnam-Laos Border Region ('Lovebug 208'), 2012 Imagery
Major Jim Harding and Colonel Robinson, 56th Special Operations Wing Commander, with A-1 Skyraider Aircrew
Squadron Novelty Trophy — 'Mechanical Man' Assemblage Figure, Presentation Plaque (Partially Legible)
'Mechanical Man' Folk-Art Sculpture Made from Salvaged Aircraft Parts
Commemorative Trophy Presented by A-1 Skyraider 'Spad' Pilots to MACV-SOG Command and Control North (CCN)
Douglas A-1 Skyraider 'Naked Fanny,' Tail Code T?-859, in Flight — Vietnam-Era NKP Sandy/SAR Tribute Markings
Instrument Approach Chart — Nakhon Phanom (NKP) VOR/DME, Runway 15-33
USAF Cessna O-1 Bird Dog Forward Air Control Aircraft, Tail Number 0-12824, Vietnam War
USAF Cessna O-2A Skymaster Forward Air Controller Aircraft in Flight, Vietnam War Era
O-2A Skymaster Forward Air Controller Marking a Target, Vietnam War
OV-10 Bronco FAC Firing Marking Rocket with F-100 Super Sabre Overhead, Vietnam War
USAF North American OV-10 Bronco (Serial 14619) Forward Air Control Aircraft in Flight over South Vietnam
Novelty 'Skyraider Ale' Label Featuring AD-6 Skyraider Catapult Launch, VA-35, USS Saratoga (CVA-60), 23 July 1958
AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopter with Rotor Vapor Cone
Radial Aircraft Engine Display (R-3350-type), Likely A-1 Skyraider Powerplant
Museum Display: Wright R-3350-57 'Cyclone' Radial Aircraft Engine (Cutaway)
Large Blue Fuel-Air Explosive/'Daisy Cutter'-Type Bomb on Support Stands, Vietnam Air Base
Battle-Damaged A-1H Skyraider Cockpit, "Proud American," Official USAF Damage-Assessment Photograph, Vietnam War
Grave of Medal of Honor Recipient Lt. Col. William A. Jones III, Saint John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Warsaw, Virginia
A-1 Skyraider Field Training Unit Class 68-07, Featuring Maj. William A. Jones III (Medal of Honor)
Portrait of A-1 Skyraider Pilot Bill Palank (Qui Nhon), Contemporary Photograph
Preserved A-1 Skyraider on Static Display, Rural Vietnam Museum
Preserved A-1 Skyraider on Static Display Near Vinh, Vietnam
A-1 Skyraider Banking Away from Ordnance Strike Smoke Cloud, Vietnam War
South Vietnamese Air Force A-1 Skyraider in Low-Level Flight Over Rice Paddies
Aerial View of Winding River ('The Bra'), Covey FAC Reconnaissance Photo, Vietnam War
Republic F-105 Thunderchief 'FH-197' Loaded with Bombs, Pre-Strike Ramp Photo
F-105 Thunderchief 'Thud' of the 80th TFS 'Headhunters' in Flight — Archival Book Page Scan
Capt. Al Vollmer 'Hero Photo' Before Bridge Mission, Thailand, Vietnam War
Aerial Strike Photograph: Bomb Impacts Along a River/Road Corridor, Southeast Asia
F-100F Super Sabre 'Misty FAC' Reference Photo, Serial 63948 (Collings Foundation)
McDonnell RF-101 Voodoo in Flight, USAF Tactical Reconnaissance
Two USAF Pilots Posing Beside Jet Aircraft, Vietnam-Era Flight Line
Air Force Decoration Ceremony, Vietnam War Era
Warbird Formation: A-1 Skyraider 'The Proud American' with P-51 Mustang and Trainer, 2010
Two F-105D Thunderchiefs Over North Vietnam, 355th TFW, Korat AB
Hasegawa Model Kit Box Art: 'A-1H Skyraider w/Special Bomb,' VA-25 'USS Midway'
Commemorative SAR Banner: 'The Rescue of Manual 42,' Tchepone, Laos, 11 May 1969
A-1 Skyraider ('SPAD') on the Ramp at Da Nang Air Base, 1969
