The Don Englebreston Collection
Battle-Damaged A-1H Skyraider Cockpit, "Proud American," Official USAF Damage-Assessment Photograph, Vietnam War
Official Air Force damage-assessment photograph of an A-1H Skyraider's shattered cockpit canopy following a direct hit from enemy anti-aircraft fire over Vietnam. Photographs like this — marked "For Official Use Only" under Air Force Regulation 127-4 — documented the extraordinary punishment Skyraiders could absorb and still bring their pilots home. Project: 219913