U.S. crewmen attach lanyard wire to parachute flares and toss flares through door. Tracers from Minigun as seen from AC-47 aircraft cockpit. Pilot's sight reticle in the foreground.
Chocks being pulled from aircraft AC-47 gear at Bien Hoa Air Vase, Vietnam. Crew Members board camouflaged AC-47 late in evening. Ground crewman gives hand signals for engine start. AC-47 parked and No 1 engine starts. AC-47 taxies out of flight line. AC-47 takes off from runway.
Interiors of aircraft AC-47 shows crew members boarding plane. Last crewman aboard stores away ladder in tail compartment. Parachute flares in flare rack. AC-47 No 1 engine starts as seen from AC-47 door. Pilots at controls. Radio man and crewman attach lanyard wires to parachute flares.
Navigator work on documents aboard aircraft AC-47. Viet Nam Air Force officer and crewman attach lanyard wires to parachute flares. (Vietnam War period).