United States Air Force Martin B-57B Canberra tactical bombers and crewmen at Bien Hoa Air Base during the Vietnam War. Thick dark smoke rises from the right side of the airfield in the background. Control tower seen in background. A Martin B-57 Canberra aircraft taxis toward camera position and accelerates for take off.
United States Air Force Major Howard F. O'Neal climbing into Martin B-57B Canberra tactical bomber cockpit in Bien Hoa Air Base during the Vietnam War. Thick dark smoke ejected from sides of engines of a B-57 bomber as crewmen watch. Ordnance seen consists of 500-lb and 750-lb bombs. A crew man directs a taxiing B-57B (BA-910) bomber aircraft. The bomber makes a turn as it taxis.
A United States Air Force Martin B-57B Canberra tactical bomber starting engines. Thick, dark smoke emits from bomber engines. United States Air Force crewmen service B-57B bombers at Bien Hoa Air Base during the Vietnam War. Aircraft mechanics remove safety pins from landing gear. A mechanic shows the safety pins to the pilot after removal. A crewman directs a bomber forward. Crewmen watch the B-57 aircraft taxiing. Ordnance seen consists of 500-lb and 750-lb bombs. Martin B-57 Canberra tactical bomber takes off from Bien Hoa.
Swift Boats at An Thoi in Republic of Vietnam (RVN). A Swift Boat underway in a river. An island in the background. Small islands in the far background. The Swift Boat on a high speed run. Steam and water sprays in the foreground. The officer in charge of the Swift Boat in the cabin of the boat. He uses the communications mike in the cabin. A windshield in the background. The officer turns a wheel.
A feature film about PBR (Patrol Boat River) at Binh Thuy Air Base, Mekong Delta, Republic of Vietnam. The stern of a PBR pulls away from the pier. PBRs tied up in the background. American flags seen on the PBRs. The wake of the PBR and after part of .50 caliber machine gun protrudes. Crewmen of the PBR search a sampan for illegal cargo. Crewmen seated in Vietnamese sampan. Junk comes up alongside. A small sampan with women, children and food pulls up alongside. Crewmen along the side of the PBR. The small sampan pulls up alongside for a search. A woman holds up an ID card. A crewman checks the ID card and papers. Crewmen go down aisle amidst Vietnamese craft.
Activities aboard Swift Boats in An Thoi, Republic of Vietnam. A Swift Boat pulls out into the harbor. Mountains covered with trees in the background. It approaches USS Esteem (MSO-438) anchored out in harbor. L L Ellis, BM2 (Boatswain's Mate Second Class) controls the ship. His hands at the helm. P H Harp, EN2 (Engineman Second Class) pulls refueling nozzle aboard from the USS Esteem. Harps kneels down on fantail with the fuel nozzle and lets the fuel run down into the tank. He places a rag around the end of nozzle and pulls the nozzle out from the tank. He walks with the fuel hose. Harp refuels the tank and then puts hose over the side to let fuel drain from hose into water. He hands the refueling nozzle to a man on the Swift Boat.
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