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.
Control tower operation at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. View of Vietnamese and USAF controllers at work in control tower, Bien Hoa. They talk on control device.
Pilot at controls of aircraft, Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. View of pilot and copilot at controls of C-130. Pilot's hands on controls and instrument panel. View from cockpit: Landing at Bien Hoa Air Base.
Christmas decorated dining hall at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. Food trays placed on tables in the dining hall. Airmen get meals. They take seats and eat at dining hall in Bien Hoa Air Base. Christmas decorations in the dining hall. View of Airmen eating food and talking to each other.
Sentry dogs arrive at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. Sign in Vietnamese atop guard house at main gate of Bien Hoa Air Base. Guards near the main gate. Truck trailer loaded with sentry dogs in cages. Handler takes dog from the cage on trailer and puts him on the ground. He walks toward sentry dog area. Sign: Off-Limits, Sentry Dog Area, Danger. Handler with a dog enters sentry dog area. He hitches dog to post of small shelter and replaces the dog's collar.
34th Tactical Group increases precautionary measures and aircraft buildup due to Viet Cong attacks at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. Two U.S. Air Force B-57C's in flight. B-57C's in flight over Bein Hoa Air Base. (Vietnam War period).