The Don Englebreston Collection
Gallery: Don Dineen
Drawn from Don Dineen's collection, this slideshow documents Air Commando and Special Operations Squadron A-1 Skyraider pilots and crews in Vietnam, including unit group portraits, ground crew launches, and battle-damaged aircraft. Highlights include the 6th Air Commando Squadron at Pleiku during the Tet Offensive, imagery tied to the 1968 rescue of Colonel Swain at Kham Duc, and a painting depicting a "Sandy and Jolly Green" combat search-and-rescue mission.
Strike Aircraft Releasing Ordnance on Ground Target, Vietnam War Era
6th Air Commando Squadron Group Portrait, Pleiku Air Base, February 1968
Ground Crewman Signaling A-1 Skyraider Pilot Before Launch, Vietnam War
USAF A-1 Skyraider with Bent Propeller Blades on PSP Ramp, Vietnam War Era
Airman Observing Aircraft Over Kham Duc Valley, Vietnam, Associated with Rescue of Col. Swain
Douglas A-1 Skyraider with Full Ordnance Load, Engine Running, Vietnam-Era Flight Line
A-1 Skyraider No. 570 Taxiing Under Marshaling Signal, Vietnam-Era Flight Line
Aerial View of Pleiku Air Base Runway and Flight Line, South Vietnam
Newsletter Clipping: A-1 Skyraider Pilots After a Five-Hour Mission, 'Ahhh' (1991 A-1 Skyraider Publication, Page 2)
USAF Pilot Celebrates Completion of 325th and Final Combat Sortie, Vietnam War
Joint USAF/Army Aircrew Group Portrait in Front of Twin-Engine Aircraft 'Vipers 2,' Vietnam War
Framed Painting: Combat Search-and-Rescue Mission with A-1 Skyraiders and Rescue Helicopter, Vietnam War
Group Portrait of 'Reeve's A Flight' Pilots, 1st/6th Air Commando/Special Operations Squadron, Vietnam War
Helicopter Airlifting Recovered A-1 Skyraider, 1969 — Photograph Published in Air Force Magazine