Debut of the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft in St Louis, Missouri. The F-15 fighter taxiing to display area of airfield. The fighter stops in front of the display area at the McDonnell Douglas headquarters. People watch the F-15 fighter in display area. A couple climbs stair to view F-15 cockpit. Cameramen are seen in the front and back of parked F-15 aircraft.
People view debut of the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle aircraft, shown on display at an airfield in St Louis, Missouri. A cameraman setting up equipment in front of the F-15 and crowds. A “No Smoking” sign is also seen. USAF empennage and body of the F-15 fighter. F-15 aircraft in front of hangar at McDonnell Douglas headquarters.
A McDonnell Douglas F-15 aircraft on display at the McDonnell Douglas headquarters during debut of the aircraft in in St Louis, Missouri. Pitot tube on the nose of the F-15 fighter. F-15 fighter parked in front of a McDonnell Douglas hangar. Some people view the parked F-15 fighter. Rear view of parked F-15 fighter.
A dozen South Vietnamese farmers walk side-by-side in a large rice paddy, spraying their crop. Outline map of Vietnam and environs is superimposed on the moving scene. Two farmers threshing crop by hand. Two farmers pounding rice with a foot operated wooden device. A steam shovel lifting mineral-bearing earth. Vietnamese workers using hand tools to loosen ore and push it down the side of a hill, where another is seen pushing a small rail car loaded with ore. A worker cutting a rubber tree on a plantation, to collect its natural latex. Latex being processed in a factory. Workers in a spinning facility and others weaving large rolls of cloth by machine.
The film begins showing an airborne B-52 bomber and then a copilot in the cockpit. View down through the bomb bay of a B-52. View from another Aircraft of a B-52 dropping numerous conventional bombs on enemy positions in Vietnam. The open bomb bay is shown again, only this time clusters of bombs are seen dropping from it. Aerial view of the ground as the many bombs strike creating a line of explosions and smoke. Closeup of a crew member wearing an oxygen mask. Another view of bombs being dropped and exploding on the ground. Bomb bay on a bomber being closed after it has finished a mission. More aerial views of bomb strikes and damage on the ground. View from cockpit of a B-52 following another that is leaving condensation trails. An Air Force officer working on the ground with mechanics. An Air Force sergeant working with a Navy technician in a headquarters. Strategic Air Command (SAC) crew members in flight suits descend from an aircraft upon arriving at an Air Force Base. An Air Force General presenting a major with some type of an award. A B-52 taxiing on an airfield. An F-104 Starfighter aircraft taxiing on an airfield. War supplies for American forces being offloaded from a ship in Vietnam. An Air Force drill team marching. A mechanic replacing a bulb on a large high outdoor light. Brief glimpse closeup of some school children. Air force personnel rescue a person from a flooded house. The Air Force drill team, seen earlier, spinning their rifles. Air Force ground crews moving a thousand pound bomb on a trolley and installing it into a B-52. View from a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker as it refuels a B-52 in flight. View of the tanker hooked up to the B-52.
Places in Nha Trang and Bangkok. The street of Nha Trang, Vietnam. Local Vietnamese women wearing Non La conical hats with children. Women in coolie hats sell goods on the roadside. Vietnamese civilians shopping at a vegetable market. Pedestrians and cyclists on the street. Buildings and stores in the commercial district. ‘Universal Gems’ jewelry store building. Republic of Korea (ROK) troops' Rest and Relaxation (R&R) trip to Bangkok. The streets of Bangkok. A temple and ground in the city. Soldiers click pictures. A Thai guardian statue stands outside a temple. Shrines and statues in temples. New hotels including the Rajah Hotel (18 Soi Sukhumvit 2 & Sukhumvit 4 Sukhumvit Road Klongtoey Bangkok 10110, Thailand) and the Nana Hotel. Cars parked at the entrance to the hotels. (Vietnam War period).
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