366th Fighter Wing crew members at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam. F-4E Phantom II Aircraft taxis out of the shelter. Shark face drawn on the nose of the aircraft. Ground crew member stands and gives hand signals. Pilots communicate with the crew in the control room. (Note: An open mike in the control tower causes communications with aircraft, as well as personal conversations to be heard in background through entire film.)
366th Fighter Wing crew members at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam. A number of F-4E Phantom II Aircraft take off in succession f from runway. (Note: An open mike in the control tower causes communications with aircraft, as well as personal conversations to be heard in background through entire film. A Vietnamese Air Force tower operator is heard participating in the operations) (Vietnam War period).
366th Fighter Wing crew members at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam. F-4E Phantom II Aircraft taxi and takes off from runway. Number of F4-E Phantom II parked in the background. Pilots communicate with the crew in the control room. Lights on side of the runway. (Note: An open mike in the control tower , and/or elswhere, causes communications with aircraft, as well as personal conversations to be heard in background through entire film. A VNAF controller is heard among others on the air.)
Film opens showing a U.S. Air Force F-100 in flight. Its SE tail code identifies it as belonging to the 416th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, out of Tuy Hoa, Vietnam. This is a two-seater F-100F training aircraft employed as a fast Forward Air Controller (FAC) in Operation Commando Sabre. Its back seat is empty. Various views of the aircraft are shown, some with brilliant blue sky background. Background radio transmissions sound like a Navy or Marine GCA unit giving approach guidance to an aircraft. Beginning at TC: 01:50, an F-4E of the 366th Fighter Wing is seen, flying on the wing of the F-100. The flight of two continues in formation to the end of the film.
366th Fighter Wing crew members in F4-E Phantom II at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam. Close-up aerial views of F-4E Phantom II Aircraft in flight. Missile under the wing of F-4E Phantom II Aircraft. Pilots communicate with crew in control room. Aircraft slants and turns during its flight. (Vietnam War period.)
366th Fighter Wing crew members in F4-E Phantom II at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam. F-4E Phantom II Aircraft in flight. Missile under the wing of F-4E Phantom II Aircraft. Pilots communicate with crew in control room. Aircraft slants and turns during its flight. Aircraft in flight with clouds in the background.
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