Activities aboard PBRs during Operation Game Warden in Vietnam. A PBR (Patrol Boat River) pulls away from the starboard area of USS Harnett County (LST-821). Two U.S. Army Seawolf helicopters aboard USS Harnett. A PBR underway en route to relieve another PBR on patrol. A crewman behind a machine gun on a PBR. Second PBR seen in the foreground. Stern view of the PBR underway at a high speed. Beam view of a PBR underway. American flags on the deck of the boats. Bow of the PBR seen from a cockpit area. Junk is seen cutting across the bow of the PBR loaded with supplies. A boat approaches the junk. A crewman on board the junk during inspection. He inspects papers. The junk crew huddled in the foreground watches as the inspection takes place. Crewmen come up out of a hole in the junk and walk forward. A stern view of the junk underway. One of the crewman aboard the PBR wears a black beret. (Vietnam War period).
A mid-air collision between two airplanes over Carmel, Putnam County, New York. Eastern Air Lines Flight 853 (N6218C), en route from Boston Logan International Airport to Newark International Airport, collided with a Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 42 (N748TW) over Carmel, New York, United States. Police officers observe the damaged wing of the TWA flight’s Boeing 707-131B at JFK Airport. The Eastern Air Lines Lockheed Super Constellation plane crashed on a hill side in Westchester County. Investigating officers observe the charred remains of the plane and its cockpit.
Pilgrims flock to the shrine of 'Virgin of Guadalupe' in Mexico City, Mexico. More than 2000 native worshippers crowd into the privileged Guadalupana Church to atone for their sins and pay homage to their beloved patron saint. A huge crowd of the pilgrims on the streets around the Church. The dome of the Church. People enter the Church gates. A man holds a sign that reads 'Ixtapalapa'. Many pilgrims climb the 'Tepeyac' mountain, using the huge and steep set of stairs to the site. People buy toys from toy sellers en route. Women buy beads and necklaces. A crowd moving to and from the site.
The United States Army Air Force (USAAF) 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) 'Hell's Angels' at Dow Field, Bangor, Maine, while en route with their B-17s to their operating base at (RAF) Station Molesworth in England during World War II. Airmen work on a parked Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Names and artwork on the B-17s: 'Zombie - Dopey', 'Rim Fire Renner', 'Jerry Jinx', 'Lost and Found Department', 'Hostess wanted' , 'Nancy' , 'Sky Wolf,' 'Thumper', 'Idaho Potato Peeler'. Pilots look skyward. Note: From Brian O’Neill’s “303rd Bombardment Group” here is reported fate of some of the named planes: “Zombie” 41-24566, pilot: O.S. Witt, fate: MIA 20 Dec 42 “Jerry Jinx” 41-24607, pilot: E.H. Reber, fate: MIA 23 Jan 43 “Sky Wolf” 41-24562, pilot: C.H. Morales, fate: MIA 11 Jan 44 “Thumper” 41-24579, pilot: J.E. Castle, fate: crash landed UK 23 Jan 43 “Idaho Potato Peeler” 41-24565, pilot: R.C. Bales, fate: MIA 5 Nov 43
Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) and LCMs loaded with helmeted American soldiers shove off to invade Attu in Aleutian Island, Alaska Ships cut through choppy sea and fog en route the sea. A transport ship as beam of light from its searchlight shines through the fog. Landing barges move through choppy waters for invasion point. (World War II period).
American soldiers on board United States Naval ship Grant interviewed en route to Kiska in Aleutian Island, Alaska. A Soldier answers the interviewer as a dog lies down in the background. Two more soldiers interviewed. (World War II period).
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