C-130 aircraft and crew, employed in Project Combat Trap/Commando Vault to drop outsized bombs to create helicopter landing zones in the jungle, during the Vietnam War. Pilot seen in left seat at the controls of a C-130 aircraft in flight. Closeup of the navigator peering into a shielded radar scope, and making measurements on a chart with a pair of compasses. Camera pans over pilot to forward view out the cockpit window. Closeup of the pilot at the controls. Screen of a plan position indicator (PPI) radar images being painted by revolving scan on the scope. Closeup of the copilot in the right seat. Loadmaster in the cabin holding radar beacon.
United States B-57B aircraft take off from Tan Son Nhut air base during Vietnam War. Smoke rises from the jet engine of United States B-57B aircraft as it starts up at Tan Son Nhut air base. Aircraft taxis down the runway. Pilot and copilot climb into the cockpit of the aircraft. Pilot straps himself in the seat. Aircraft taxis along the runway and takes off. A number of B-57B aircraft take off from the air base.
United States B-57B aircraft at Tan Son Nhut air base during Vietnam War. Men of the flight crew read from a note book with a United States B-57 B aircraft in the background. Bags lying on the ground next to the plane. Men look into the note book. Flight crew makes pre flight checks on various parts of the plane. A man checks under the nose of the plane. Men check the bombs under the wing. Safety pins being removed from the aircraft.
United States B-57B aircraft at Tan Son Nhut air base during Vietnam War. 500 lb bombs on ground with airmen on a trailer in the background. A MJ-1 mobile handler carries 500 lb bomb. Bombs being placed on ground. Airmen unload bombs and place them on ground. A man attaches hooks of a chain to the bombs. MJ-1 mobile handler carries the bombs to United States B-57 B aircraft.
United States B-57B aircraft at Tan Son Nhut air base during Vietnam War. 500 lb bombs being placed in the bomb bay of United States B-57B aircraft. MJ-1 mobile handler unloads bombs near the aircraft as men position it under the wing of the plane. Airman drives MJ-1 mobile handler towards the aircraft. Bombs placed on ground.
United States B-57B aircraft during Vietnam War. United States B-57 B aircraft in flight. Aerial view of the plane in flight and the ground below. Bomb bay of the aircraft opens while in flight and bombs being released.