A film covers missions of U.S. Army UH-1B Iroquois helicopters equipped with 7.62 mm mini guns and 2.75 inch target spotting rockets in Nha Trang, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A UH-1B helicopter makes a low pass over a jungle. Aerial views of the helicopter approaching a clearing in a jungle, and being joined by two more UH-1B helicopters. A UH-1B hovering over the clearing after other helicopter leaves.
A U.S. Army helicopter strikes Vietcong targets near Soc Trang, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Interiors of a U.S. Army UH-1B Iroquois helicopter as it takes off and gains altitude. A waist gunner holds an M-60 machine gun and fires from the waist hatch of the helicopter. Smoke rises as rocket hits are made on the ground. Twin machine guns fire from the area of the waist hatch. One of the waist gunner fires his machine gun and empty shells fall out. The UH-1B flies low over a terrain. Instrument panel of the helicopter. A UH-1B in flight as seen from another UH-1B.
U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) aircraft at Isley Field, Saipan, Mariana Islands, during World War 2. U.S. Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress bomber aircraft parked on aprons at airfield in Guam. Tail Code "A" of the 497th Bomb Group (73rd Bomb Wing) can be seen on one of the B-29s. A formation of USAAF P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft, in flight. U.S. airmen pull through propeller on number 4 engine of a B-29 to assure against hydraulic lock before starting the engine. B-29 parked next to this one displays "Square M" tail code of the 19th Bomb Group (314th Bomb Wing) stationed on Guam.
A film titled '1960 B-52 Annual Report' on a progress report covering development and production of United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft. A B-52 Stratofortress aircraft in flight overhead. Aerial view looking down on top of a B-52 aircraft in flight. The aircraft leaves smoke trails. Interior of Wichita plant. A crowd gathered in a building. Models of aircraft. People look at the models. The crowd observes seat ejection and bomb navigation systems. A man working on instruments. Configuration of H-model. A truck carrying parts of aircraft enters a building. Parts of aircraft. Joining of wings and major sections of the aircraft. Completion of the first H model of the aircraft. Contractors development inspection and technical compliance inspection.
Air evacuation of wounded United States Marines on Okinawa in June, 1945. U.S. Army Air Forces Stinson L-5B Sentinel ambulance aircraft of the 163rd Liaison Squadron landing in front of camera as signalman waves flags. Identifiable aircraft serial numbers are: 44-17001, 44-17308, 44-17005. An ambulance pulls up on the field in front of a Red Cross tent and men carry a woundedsoldier on a stretcher towards L-5B aircraft. Another Marine on litter being loaded aboard an aircraft. More L-5B's taxi into position and take off. Identifiable tail numbers 44-17320, 44-16938. One aircraft, only identifiable with the number '80' on the tail is a Marine Corps OY-1 (L-5B).
Air evacuation of wounded United States Marines on Okinawa by U.S. Army Air Forces Stinson and Marine Corps L-5B during World War 2. Various shots of wounded Marines on stretchers being unloaded from the aircraft. Medics carrying the wounded to a medical hut. More L-5B's land. A wounded Marine on a stretcher in L-5B talks with men standing outside the aircraft. Marine on a stretcher being released from harness. Stretcher being carried to a medical tent. L-5B aircraft lands and a litter case being loaded aboard Red Cross ambulance. Ambulance pulls away from the area with tents in the background. A shark-mouthed Marine Corps OY-1 (Stinson L-5) with the name "Budie" painted on nose taxis in front of camera. Identifiable aircraft in this clip: 44-16952 and 44-17164, both of the 163rd Liaison Squadron.
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