Military and commercial aircraft land and take off from Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam. A board reads 'Base Operations Welcome to Danang AB, World's Busiest Airport'. 366th TAC FTR WG, The Gunfighters'. C-130 E Hercules taxis to the ramp, after landing at the Air Base. Troops leave the aircraft and walk towards the hangar. Vehicles drive past in the foreground. (Vietnam War period).
Shows a night time Vietcong rocket attack, just after midnight, July 15, 1967, on the United States Air Force flight line and barracks areas at the Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam. Heavy explosions and fires on the base. Fires started from secondary blasts by bombs and fuel. Aircraft destroyed included F-4 Phantom II's & C-130's. The U.S Marine Corps Fighter Squadron VMF (AW) 232, also based here, lost some of its F-8E Crusader aircraft in this attack. (Vietnam War period).
United States Air Force General Joseph J Nazzaro visits Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. KC-135A Stratotanker taxis on arrival. General Joseph J Nazzaro along with other officers disembark from the aircraft. General Nazzaro being greeted by United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General Herman Nickerson. Army of Republic of Vietnam Lieutenant General Xuan Lam, Colonel Roberts and staff. General Nazzaro converses with Lieutenant General Herman Nickerson and Lieutenant General Xuan Lam. General Nazzaro shakes hands with group of Vietnamese Air Force airmen of the 41st Vietnamese Air Force Wing.
A U.S. Army film about U.S. Marine elements in Vietnam. A U.S. Marine aircraft lands at the 1st Marine Air Craft Wing Base Headquarter at Da Nang in South Vietnam. A drag parachute attached to the tail of craft. Aerial view of the base camp. Additional aircraft sent to the headquarters. They are refueled and reloaded. A pilot exits his aircraft. Recon aircraft in flight. A film camera unloaded from reconnaissance aircraft. It is immediately processed. The film is used to see the recent changes and bombed areas. (Vietnam War period).
Preflight and post flight activities at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States Marine Corps tents. Man ride a bicycle on road beside the tents. Traffic on road. The 23rd Air Base Group Headquarters. Building under construction. Truck tows loaded bomb trailers on the road.
Training of the German Shepherd sentry dogs at the Da Nang airbase in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A sign board reads: 'Sentry Dogs'. Handlers taking the dogs in a field to train them. German Shepherd dog panting with tongue out. The dog undergoes training at the field and runs across an obstacle course. German Shepherd dog attacks a man wearing padded suit. Handler controls the dog.