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Black and white photograph of an AD-6 Skyraider engulfed in flames with crew members running to…
Racing to the Fire
Black and white photograph of an AD-6 Skyraider engulfed in flames with crew members running to…
Black and white photograph of an AD-6 Skyraider engulfed in flames with crew members running toward the aircraft to fight the fire

Racing to the Fire

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Association
Date1957–1959
PeriodCold War
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Robert Wayne Osburn and family. P2013.149.151
Object numberP2013.149.151
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Horizontal image of a Douglas AD-6 Skyraider engulfed in flames after a fuel tank broke loose from the airplane while landing. Black smoke rises from the flames. The plane, from Attack Squadron 25 (VA-25), is numbered “4606 // 411”. A pilot is emerging out of the cockpit, and a crew member in a fire suit is on the plane aiding him. Crew members are running from the left side of the image with a fire hose. Other crew members are at the bottom the image, running to help. There is calm, open water around the ship.
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