The Don Englebreston Collection

A-1 Skyraider Gear-Up Belly Landing, Qui Nhon Air Base, South Vietnam, 1965

A-1 Skyraider Gear-Up Belly Landing, Qui Nhon Air Base, South Vietnam, 1965

An A-1 Skyraider rests on the runway at Qui Nhon Air Base, South Vietnam, in 1965 after an emergency gear-up landing on its external fuel tank. Such belly landings, while dramatic, were sometimes survivable outcomes for battle-damaged or mechanically compromised Skyraiders, a testament to the aircraft's rugged airframe. Project: 219913