U.S. soldiers seated in a terminal area at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A TWA (Trans World Airlines) jet taxis to an unloading area at Bien Hoa Air Base. A soldier at the airfield with barracks bags kept near him. The TWA jet is stationary. Ground crewmen push aviation passenger stairs. A sign on the stairs reads 'Welcome Det 5 8 Aerial Port, Bien Hao Air Base, Republic of Vietnam'. A soldier at the air base with 'Concor' written on his helmet. U.S. airmen and soldiers get off from the aircraft. They assemble and sit in the terminal area. A close up of U.S. recruit Richard Gillispie with another soldier seated in chairs. Gillispie smiles.
Vehicles move on a new road from Bien Hoa to Saigon, in Vietnam. This highway was the main link between the main military airbase at Bien Hoa, and the capital, Saigon. Cars, an auto rickshaw and a van drive past on the road. A puddle of water alongside the road.Travelers ride motorbikes. Trees in the foreground. Heading towards Saigon from Bien Hoa, the South Vietnamese National Military cemetery (equivalent to U.S.Arlington cemetery) is visible, on the right hand side.
A U.S. Army CH-54 Tarhe helicopter transports a downed A-1H Skyraider bomber to Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Aerial view of a downed VNAF (Vietnam Air Force) A-1H Skyraider bomber on a rice paddy in Cai Be. A CH-54 Tarhe helicopter approaches the downed A-1H aircraft, lifts the wreckage and carries it off. The CH-54 helicopter in flight. It delivers the wreckage of the A-1H at Bien Hoa Air Base.
A U.S. Army CH-54 Tarhe helicopter transports a downed A-1E Skyraider bomber to Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A wrecked VNAF (Vietnam Air Force) A-1E Skyraider bomber. U.S. soldiers guard it. The CH-54 helicopter approaches the A-1E aircraft, hooks up and carries off the wrecked aircraft. The helicopter in flight carrying the wrecked aircraft. The CH-54 helicopter delivers the A-1E aircraft at Bien Hoa Air Base.
Artillery fortification in Bien Hoa, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Soldiers of U.S. 8th Artillery 54th Artillery Group work on an M107 Self Propelled 175mm gun. Filled sacks in the foreground. Firing from the howitzer. The soldiers come out of a bunker. A soldier carries shells and places them on a howitzer. Two men load the shells in the howitzer and clean a gun barrel.
Artillery fortification in Bien Hoa, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Soldiers of U.S. 7th Battalion, 8th Artillery 54th Artillery Group carry shells out of a bunker and place them on an M107 Self Propelled 175mm gun. The soldiers load the shells in the gun. A soldier talks over a telephone and gives a signal for firing. Soldiers clean the gun barrel and prepare for firing. A soldier talks over a telephone and another soldier standing at the back watches him.