Fall of Saigon and evacuation of Americans and South Vietnamese from Vietnam. Crew members seen pushing UH-1D/H Huey helicopters and a CH-47 helicopter, over the side of the ship, to make room on the deck for a Cessna O-1 (unseen), with evacuees, seeking to land.
Scenes on flight deck of the USS Midway (CVA-41) during evacuation of Americans and South Vietnamese from Saigon. A South Vietnamese VNAF Ch-47 Chinook helicopter is seen being moved by a tug. Republic of Vietnam flag and letters: GNP painted on its fuselage. VNAF UH-1D/H Huey helicopters are being moved as close together as possible to make room on the deck.. Aerial view of the helicopters parked on the deck.
South Vietnamese evacuating during the fall of Saigon to the North Vietnamese. USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) maneuvering off shore. Flotilla of small Vietnamese boats carrying evacuees approach the Blue Ridge. U.S. Navy sailors take lines from the boats and held evacuees to board the Blue Ridge.
A man woman and child evacuating from Saigon as it is taken by North Vietnamese run from a UH-1 that brought them to the USS Midway. Sailors push the helicopter overboard. Another UH-1 flies over a small U.S. Navy launch and ditches in the sea. The launch moves in to pick up evacuees from the water.
Arrival of General Tassigny in French Indochina during First Indochina War. Large crowd of civilians gather. French Army General,Jean de Lattre de Tassigny arrives from Saigon. Staff officers and Vietnamese officials welcome and receive General. Vietnamese girl presents bouquet to the General.
Viet Minh prisoners are convoyed in French Indochina during First Indochina War. Church building. Group of Viet Minh prisoners from the 308th Brigade captured at post of Yen Cu Ha are being convoyed toward the battlefield and herded into enclosures. Their arms being tied behind their backs. Dead soldier on ground. View of small native village. Soldiers holding pistol and machine gun walk past bomb damaged buildings. They step over bodies of dead Viet Minh defenders.
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