View of the first three U.S. B-52 bombers (of a force of 15) landing at U-Tapao Airbase, Thailand on April 10, 1967. These bombers hit targets in Vietnam on their way to U-Tapao. (The entire force arrived during the period from April through July, 1967, on temporary assignment from the Strategic Air Command 4433rd Bomb Wing at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam.) The B-52s are under the command of the SAC 3rd Air Division. The aircraft land with wing flaps down and deploy drag chutes to slow their ground rolls.Officers of the 4258th Strategic Wing,and Royal Thai Air Force greet the arriving aircrews. The event is recorded by photographers, along with newsmen from Japan, Thailand, United States and Philippines. (Vietnam War period).
Aerial view of the base camp at 9th signal Battalion in Vietnam. Shipyard facility with landing crafts at the dock. Swimming pool in the base camp. Head Quarters and tactical operation center. 9th signal Battalion area and artillery emplacement. Aerial view of the base camp.
United States soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division doing jungle clearing operations during the Vietnam War. Bulldozer, possibly a Rome Plow, carrying soldiers follow the other soldiers who walked ahead. Bulldozer clears land through field. Soldiers examine the jungle, walking carefully with guns in hand. This is part of the dry season campaign of 1967 and continuance of Operation Atlanta in 1967.
The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division bases and camps in Anh Khe, South Vietnam. Lights on poles along perimeter of a camp. The lights are turned on. Soldiers in guard tower. The searchlight is turned on. (Vietnam War period).
Security camera footage of the 1967 USS Forrestal fire. An airplane takes off from the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal off the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War. A second aircraft takes off from USS Forrestal. Another plane is about to take off when the camera shifts view to a airplane burning after its fuel tank has been ruptured by a Zuni rocket. Fire grows stronger as it engulfs the other planes parked nearby. Thick smoke envelopes the USS Forrestal.
Soldiers of the Fourth Infantry Division of the U.S. Army undergo indoctrination course in grenade handling at Camp Enari in Vietnam. The instructor explains to the soldiers the proper handling of a grenade. The instructor throws a grenade. Smoke arises as the grenade hits the ground. The soldiers throw explosives and grenades. (Vietnam War period).
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