Marines rolling cargo bundle off a parachute during the Vietnam War. A forklift places military cargo onto a truck. View of soldier driving forklift. African American soldier drives truck stacked cargo away. An African American Marine pulling parachute ropes. Forklift moves cargo parcel onto truck bed.
United States Marines recovering materiel from a broken airdropped crate in a rice paddy in Khe Sanh during the Vietnam War. Two Marines wade around in ditch adjacent to rice paddy, retrieving mortar rounds and other equipment from broken cargo pallet. Wooden debris from destroyed cargo box are scattered on the ditch. A group of Marines smoking and watching the recovery of material at side of the ditch. African American Marine’s helmet reads “Jock Tall Tan Young + Fine”. Marines put recovered materiel inside a bag. Marines smiling and searching for materiel. Marines recovering parachute cargo bundle from rice paddy mud.
United States Marines walking through jungle in Khe Sanh during the Vietnam War. A Lockheed C-130A transport plane in sky making a cargo aiedrop. Cargo with parachutes falling gently to ground in drop zone.
United States McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II fighter bombers make low altitued air strikes near Khe Sanh during the Vietnam War. An F-4C drops a bomb on hill. Explosion and clouds of smoke rising from bomb detonation. A F-4C fighter-bomber zooms past field and drop more bombs before disappearing. More F-4C engage in low flying air strikes, one flying directly over United States camp before strike. A thick, dark cloud of smoke forms over a field after an air strike.
Animation depicting the safety of bomb fuses used during World War 2. An artistic rendition of a bomb’s fuse. Animation depicts the inner parts of the fuse- the pin, striker, arming pin, arming spring, and arming wire. Animation shows the arming wire withdrawn, causing the arming spring to fall and ejects the arming pin. Sheer wire inside fuse is resistant to air pressure but light enough to break upon impact. Pin breaking through the sheer wire upon impact, detonating the fuse.
A man assembles a fragmentation bomb used by the United States during World War 2. Man assembles bomb by hand. The man unscrews the screw in the bomb body. Man fastens the parachute container over the fragmentation bomb. The adaptor is screwed and tightened. The man puts down the fragmentation bomb. Man uses a screwdriver to tighten bolt to complete rear assembly. Man proceeds to fuze the bomb. Man removes closure plug, inserts and tightens the M104 fuze.
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