Repair of collision damage to the USS Shangri La (CVA-38) in Naples, Italy. A cofferdam is secured to the port quarter of a Landing Craft, Mechanized. A Utility Boat seen in the background. The cofferdam up alongside Shangri La, half in the water, being edged up the side of the ship. A chain-fall hooked up to a sling on the corner of the cofferdam. A small Italian type barge seen in the background. The cofferdam is pulled up alongside the Shangri La by a man inboard the ship. A chain hoist hook is attached to a cable on a corner of the cofferdam. A yellow wheel turns part of a chain hoist. A man inboard the Shangri La pulling on chains, pulls the cofferdam in place. The cofferdam up to the side of Shangri La still bobbing in water. An LCM at right. A man removes a pin from the shackle on a cable which is attached to the cofferdam. An officer at the left smokes a pipe. Men work on the cofferdam as a man in the LCM in the background looks up. A chief secures the shackle to the cable on the cofferdam. The ship's crew welds the cofferdam. A man uses cutting torch.
Repair of collision damage to the USS Shangri La (CVA-38) in Naples, Italy. A bow view of the ship at anchor in Naples Harbor. The ship takes on slight port list to keep the damaged area out of water. U.S. Navy Skyraider A-1Hs seen on the flight deck port side. The bow anchor and port anchor are out. Port quarter view of Shangri La in Naples Harbor shows the flight deck filled with aircraft. The ship has slight port list until damage is repaired. A stern view of Shangri La at anchor in Naples Harbor. Breakwater seen at right.
USAF A-1E in flight to strike the enemy target in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. USAF A-1E carrying clustered fragmentation bombs in flight. It dives at the target.
Explosions at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam during Vietnam War. Explosions occur. Fire blazes and smoke rising from explosions. A woman lifts her bicycle up and goes.
Explosions and damage at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam during Vietnam War. Vietnam Air Force personnel at damaged air field. Firemen spray burning aircraft with water hoses. Damaged aircraft and ruins of aircraft. Aircraft burns. Crater on airfield. Smoke rising from debris. Bombs strewn on flight line. Airmen defuse 500 pound bombs on U.S. Air Force A-1H wing pylons.
Explosions and damage at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Bodies lying on flight line and being placed aboard a truck. Dead bodies and damaged equipment at the air base. Crater at the airfield. Damaged airbase vehicles and debris. Smoke rising at flight line in the far background. Men spray water at a damaged plane. Wrecked planes at air field. Fire and smoke rising. Plane burns.
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