U.S. 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division base camp where they were attached to the 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile), in the Hue-Phu Bai area of the I Corps sector, with the mission of protecting the ancient capital of Hue during the Vietnam War. Elevated wide view of tents at the camp. Soldier with M-16 rifle on guard overlooking camp. Jeeps being driven along a road. Aerial views of the base camp, which was later named Camp Eagle in March 1969). (Vietnam War period).
The Battle of the Bulge in Ardennes Mountains region in the European Theater during World War II. U.S. troops retreat and lay barbed wire and land mines during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. U.S. Army Air Force bomber planes drop bombs. German prisoners of war march under guard.
Scenes from the Battle of the Bulge, and siege of Bastogne during World War Two. Large numbers of United States Army Air Force C-47B Skytrain transport planes drop parachute supplies for troops at Bastogne, Belgium. Ruins of the town of Bastogne. A street littered with dead bodies and rubble. U.S. troops advancing into the town of Haguenau on the border with Germany, and further into Germany, itself. American MPs (Military Police) search civilians and check identity cards and check U.S. soldiers in military vehicles to guard against Germans in American uniforms. U.S. M4 Sherman tanks move ahead on the front. Artillery being fired. Troops engage in street fighting. Group of Alsatian women rejoice as they are being released from a prison, where they had been held by Germans. U.S. troops advance through a wooded area. U.S. Secretary of State, James F. Byrnes speaks about the sacrifices of U.S. troops who are fighting and dying for their country and appeals to Americans, safe at home, to work for the war effort.
Activities of Lieutenant Colonel Preston S. Flanagan of U.S. 31st TFW (Tactical Fighter Wing) who flies the same C-47 Skytrain aircraft from Tuy Hoa Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War that he had flown during World War II in Africa and Asia. Colonel Flanagan and a copilot at the controls of the C-47D Skytrain transport plane. They talk to each other. Colonel Flanagan works on throttle knobs and switches on an instrument panel.
Activities of Lieutenant Colonel Preston S. Flanagan of U.S. 31st TFW (Tactical Fighter Wing) who flies the same C-47 Skytrain aircraft from Tuy Hoa Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War that he had flown during World War II in Africa and Asia. The C-47D Skytrain transport aircraft parked in a revetment at the air base. Lieutenant Colonel Preston makes a preflight inspection of the aircraft. The Lt. Colonel at the landing gear of the aircraft. He inspects the propellers. He examines other sections and walks towards the tail section and inspects elevators at the back.
Activities of Lieutenant Colonel Preston S. Flanagan of U.S. 31st TFW (Tactical Fighter Wing) who flies the same C-47 Skytrain aircraft from Tuy Hoa Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War that he had flown during World War II in Africa and Asia. The C-47D Skytrain transport plane parked in a revetment at the air base. Lieutenant Colonel Preston makes a preflight inspection. He inspects the wings of the aircraft and walks towards the tail section and checks the elevators and the rudder at the back of the aircraft. The C-47D tail section with number 0-49572. The Lt. Col. boards the aircraft. The C-47D taxis on a runway for a take off as seen from the cockpit.
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