United States Air Force Martin B-57 Canberra tactical bombers in flyover over Bien Hoa Air Base during the Vietnam War. More Martin B-57B Canberra bombers are seen parked on a ramp of Bien Hoa Air Base. Some bombers’ canopies are seen open while parked on the ramp. A truck transporting a cart parks in front of a aircraft while a B-57B taxis in the background. Runway of Bien Hoa airfield.
Bombardment of target areas by U.S. AirForce A-1E aircraft around Bien Hoa in Vietnam during Vietnam War . Aerial views of trees on both sides of a canal, 6 miles Southwest of Bien Hoa Province in Vietnam. General-purpose bomb being dropped on the area by a U.S. A-1E aircraft. Smoke from the blast fills the air. Napalm bombs dropped on a few target areas causes white smoke to rise. A White Phosphorus bomb dropped in another area. The flares and smoke from the blast arise. Green fields in an area. The U.S. Air Force A-1E aircraft in flight.
A United States Air Force Martin B-57B Canberra tactical bomber starting engines. Thick, dark smoke emits from bomber engines. United States Air Force crewmen service B-57B bombers at Bien Hoa Air Base during the Vietnam War. Aircraft mechanics remove safety pins from landing gear. A mechanic shows the safety pins to the pilot after removal. A crewman directs a bomber forward. Crewmen watch the B-57 aircraft taxiing. Ordnance seen consists of 500-lb and 750-lb bombs. Martin B-57 Canberra tactical bomber takes off from Bien Hoa.
Board over building reads 'Welcome to Bien Hoa Air Base'. 173rd Airborne Brigade troops unload ammunition crates from C-130 Hercules aircraft at dawn. M-274 Mechanical Mule is unloaded from C-130 Hercules aircraft. Sergeant in combat gear stands on field. C-130 Hercules aircraft taxis on runway at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. 2D Battalion 503D Infantry 173D Airborne Brigade soldiers resting in jungle at 14 miles North of Bien Hoa, South Vietnam. Radio operator and officer check map. Soldiers advance through dense jungle. They run for cover as they come under attack from the Vietcong. Soldiers fire M-16 rifles, an M-60 machine gun and an M-79 grenade launcher in jungle. Soldiers on alert in jungle and as they cross clearing. Soldier fires machine gun. Soldiers rush across clearing. A soldier speaks over radio. (Vietnam War period).
Soldiers walking through tall grass, bamboo, and dense brush during Operation Big Spring in North of Bien Hoa, South Vietnam. Soldiers walk to helicopter landing zone. Soldiers resting as they wait for helicopters to arrive. Smoke rises from signal grenade. Flight of UH-1D helicopters come in for landing in clearing. UH-1Ds take off. (Vietnam War period).