United States Army 121st Aviation Company Air Mbl. Lt. operations building in Soc Trang,Vietnam. Home of the "Soc Trang Tigers". An officer speaks over the phone. Soc Trang airfield control tower. Headquarters of 121st Aviation Company (former 93rd Transportation Company - Light Helicopter). An officer briefs soldiers with the help of a map. Soldiers carrying their guns are seen, as one of them speaks to the Officer. (Vietnam War period).
A U.S. Army helicopter strikes Vietcong targets near Soc Trang, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A U.S. Army UH-1B Iroquois helicopter in flight over a flat terrain. A waist gunner with his M-60 machine gun. Aerial view of green flat terrain. Smoke rises from hits being made on the ground. M-60 gun barrels protruding out from the UH-1B in flight and firing towards the ground.
United States Army CH-21 helicopter also known as flying banana, flies over trees and rice paddy fields in Vietnam. The helicopter is part of the 121st Aviation Company (Air Mobil Light), (formerly the 93rd Transportation Company - Light Helicopter) based in Soc Trang, Vietnam. It lands and injured Vietnamese civilians are unloaded from the helicopter and put into a military jeep. CH-21 prepares to move away and lifts off. (Vietnam War period).
United States Army CH-21 helicopter of 121st Aviation Company (AML), (formerly the 93rd Transportation Company - Light Helicopter) based in Soc Trang, Vietnam. It flies over trees and rice paddy fields in Vietnam as the crew chief stands at the doorway of the helicopter. It approaches Soc Trang air base as other helicopters are also seen parked at the base. (Vietnam War period).
United States Army CH-21 helicopters, part of 121st Aviation Company (Air Mobile Light), (formerly the 93rd Transportation Company - Light Helicopter), fly over their home base in Soc Trang, Vietnam as three other helicopters are seen parked at the airbase. Vietnamese soldiers board a CH-21. A number of helicopters are seen in flight. They fly over fields and a river. Aerial views of landscape below and aerial views of airborne CH-21 helicopter group. (Vietnam War period).
General James F. Collins Commander of United States Army, Pacific, visits 121st Aviation Company (former 93rd Transportation Company - Light Helicopter). He is seen walking across the ramp, accompanied by Major Edward C. Seymour, Commander of the unit. Members of his staff walk behind. Scene shifts to General Collins, pinning Air Medals and Purple Hearts on soldiers of the "Soc Trang Tigers" at their base in Soc Trang, Closeup of a Purple Heart medal. (Vietnam War period).