The Don Englebreston Collection
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This slideshow preserves multiple frames and versions of USAF Photo 99805, showing Colonel Gene Deatrick smiling from the cockpit of rebuilt A-1 Skyraider #649 at Pleiku Air Base. The images document his final 40-minute test flight in Vietnam, verifying the aircraft's airworthiness after a major rebuild and crediting the stenciled-on crew chiefs who kept it combat-ready.
Gene Deatrick's Last Flight — Test Flight of Rebuilt A-1 Skyraider #649, Pleiku Air Base (USAF Photo 99805)
Gene Deatrick's Last Flight — Test Flight of Rebuilt A-1 Skyraider #649, Pleiku Air Base (Alternate Frame, USAF Photo 99805)
Gene Deatrick's Last Flight — Test Flight of Rebuilt A-1 Skyraider #649, Pleiku Air Base (Clean Final Version, USAF Photo 99805)
Gene Deatrick's Last Flight — Test Flight of Rebuilt A-1 Skyraider #649, Pleiku Air Base (Duplicate Final Frame, USAF Photo 99805)
