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Modified C-135 aircraft of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) serve as "Combat Lightning" aircraft in Vietnam War

Opening scene shows two U.S. Air Force F-105 Thunderchief aircraft taking off in pre-dawn from Vietnam on a bombing mission, in 1966, during the Vietnam War. Next, the F-105s are seen diving and dropping bombs that explode into fire and smoke on the ground. Closeup of a Strategic Air Command (SAC) KC-135 aircraft in flight. It has been modified to serve as as a "Combat Lightning" aircraft that serves as a communication link between the Tactical Air Reporting Center at Monkey Mountain, near Danang, Vietnam and ground radar, airborne radar and any U.S. aircraft operating over North Vietnam. KC-135 "Combat Lightning" crew members are seated in a briefing room at the U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, in Thailand. A briefing officer explains their mission, using charts and a map labeled SECRET Noforn (no foreign access) showing Vietnam and the Gulf of Tonkin. The briefer points to an area in the Gulf, and sketches a figure eight, showing where and how the KC-135 should maneuver in a holding pattern during its mission. Crew members rise and leave at the end of the briefing. View of a Strategic Air Command EC-135L that arrived on May 29, 1967, along with another, to support 24 hour "Combat Lightning" operations. Ground crewman directs the EC-135L as it taxis out and then takes off, past a C-130 aircraft holding short of the active runway. (Narrator notes that by the end of July, 1967, there were four "Combat Lightning" C-135 aircraft operating at U-Tapao airfield.) View from above of EC-135L aircraft in flight above clouds, en route to its assigned location over the Gulf of Tonkin. View of radio operator inside the aircraft, who is in radio contact with U-Tapao and the aircraft they are going to relieve. View of map showing their destination figure-eight holding pattern. Radio operator establishes the same contacts used by the aircraft they are relieving, to assure continuity of communications. Remainder of the film contains extended views of the radio operator at his station and of the EC-135 aircraft in flight. Near the end, the crew's Armaments and Electronics Technician is seen pulling a piece of malfunctioning electronic gear from a rack and replacing it with a spare, stored nearby.

Location: Thailand
Date: 1967
Duration: 5 min 49 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047100
U.S. Air Force officers and airmen arrive and disembark from a Pan American aircraft at the Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam.

An orientation film for United States Air Force personnel assigned to Southeast Asia. A USAF officer speaks. A Pan American aircraft at the Tan Son Nhut Air Base (Than Son Nhat International Airport, Trường Sơn, Phường 2, Tân Bình, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam) near Saigon in Vietnam. Civilians and U.S. Air Force personnel disembark the plane. A lady airline attendant stands by the air stair. Airmen standing near the plane take notes. Airplanes parked on the runway. An explosion in the background. U.S. airmen direct the new arrivals. Airmen and officers walk out of the Airport and line up at the entrance. A sign reads 'Saigon Tan Son Nhut'. (Vietnam War period).

Location: Saigon Vietnam
Date: 1967, January 10
Duration: 3 min 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675021596
Airmen unloading freight from Pan American 707-320C at Tan Son Nhut airbase in Vietnam.

Contract airlines supplementing the armed forces in airlifting cargo at Tan Son Nhut airbase in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Pan American Boeing 707-320Cs parked on the airbase. Freight being unloaded from the airplanes. Air policeman watches. 'Pan Am' insignia on the plane.

Location: Tan Son Nhut Vietnam
Date: 1967, January 2
Duration: 1 min 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675061937
A U.S. Army RU-8D aircraft makes gear-up landing on foam-covered runway at Ton Son Nhut Air Base in South Vietnam.

A helicopter flies over the runway as U.S. Army RU-8D Beechcraft Seminole aircraft, with olive drab paint job, and serial number 57-6053, makes a successful gear up landing on a foam-covered runway at Ton Son Nhut Air Base in South Vietnam. Ppilot walks away from the plane as firefighters and equipment move in. The aircraft is from the 146th Aviation Company, 224th Aviation Battalion (Radio Research) at Ton Son Nhut Air Base, Saigon. The many antennae, of various types seen on it, are typical of Special Electronic Mission Aircraft that flew so-called electronic intelligence (ELINT) missions.( Note: This landing was skillfully executed by the pilot with both engines feathered and props rotated to minimize contact with the ground..) (Vietnam War period).

Location: Saigon South Vietnam
Date: 1967, December 6
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675045177
Damaged C-130B being towed to taxi strip and fire-fighters spray foam on gear at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam.

Removal of damaged U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules, a military transport aircraft after a crash landing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Shows foam-splattered C-130B with damaged landing gear and fuselage on runway. It is being towed to taxi strip and fire-fighters spray foam on gear. Giant crane tows a damaged C-130B. Air force personnel near the crashed C-130B. One personnel signals to stop the towing. Crew man opens the tow bar of C-130B from a crane.

Location: Vietnam
Date: 1967, February 1
Duration: 2 min 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675045355
Tow bar being attached to nose wheel of damaged USAF C-130 Hercules to remove at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam.

Removal of damaged USAF C-130 Hercules, a military transport aircraft after crash landing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam. HH-43F and FSK on ground. Fire truck is driven away. Damaged C-130B on ground. Air force personnel move around the damaged C-130B. Shows cargo inside damaged aircraft. Personnel work at foam-splattered C-130B. Tow bar being attached to nose wheel. Damaged C-130B is being towed. One personnel signals. Damaged wing of C-130B. (Vietnam War period).

Location: Vietnam
Date: 1967, February 1
Duration: 2 min 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675045356
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