Colonel Gene Deatrick smiles from the cockpit of A-1 Skyraider #649 during his final flight in Vietnam, a 40-minute test hop at Pleiku Air Base to verify the aircraft's airworthiness after a major rebuild. Crew chief and assistant crew chief names stenciled on the fuselage reflect the close teamwork between pilots and maintenance personnel that kept Air Commando Skyraiders combat-ready. Project: 219959