Preflight and post flight activities at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Fleet of U.S. ships arrive at harbor. Aerial view of fuel storage tanks and parked aircraft at Da Nang Air Base. Number of C-123 B Provider, United States Marine Corps F-4B Phantom, C-130B Hercules, Grumman HU-16B Albatross, F-100D Super Sabre and F-104C Starfighter aircraft parked on ground.
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.
United States HH-53 helicopter on a mission in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States HH-53 helicopter in flight over a thick cloud cover. Helicopter flies over wooded area with hills in the background. HH-53 in flight over rice paddies.
United States HH-53 helicopter on a mission in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States HH-53 helicopter in flight over a wooded area with hills in the background. HH-53 in flight as mini guns are fired from the right side door of the helicopter. Explosions occur on ground as a result of firing. Helicopter flies over fields and fires guns.
United States HH-53 helicopter on a mission in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States HH-53 helicopter in flight as the pilot works on throttle. Control panel in the cockpit of the helicopter. Pilot in the foreground with clouds in the background. Pilot works on controls. United states HC-130P aircraft in flight. A hose with a drogue attached to its end hangs from the aircraft. Drogue being attached to a pipe protruding from HH-53 as helicopter is being refueled in mid air. Drogue detaches and being attached again as aerial refueling continues.
United States HH-53 helicopter on a mission in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States HC-130P aircraft in flight. A hose with a drogue attached to its end hangs from the aircraft. Aircraft flies away after refueling the HH-53 helicopter in mid air. Control panel in the cockpit of HH-53 helicopter as the pilot works on controls. Pilot in the cockpit as he works on throttle. Aerial view of the wooded area and th shadow cast by the helicopter on the area. HH-53 helicopter flies over rice paddies.