Preparations for 1st mission flown by members of the 612th TFS (Tactical Fighter Squadron). Pilots put on gear. They come out. Pilot boards F-100D. He puts on helmet. (Vietnam War period).
Contractor support activities employing Vietnamese personnel at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. Vietnamese workers washing camouflaged F-100D. Vietnamese on airplane clean it. A Vietnamese worker in protective garb sprays the airplane with solvent solution, from a hose. U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant, standing nearby, monitors the activity. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Airmen service an F-100D Super Sabre jet of the 355th TFS (Tactical Fighter Squadron) in Vietnam. They load 20mm belted ammunition for the plane's M39 cannons. Ground crewman closes and buttons up a hatch when they finish. (Vietnam War period).
United States Air Force airman of 37 FMS Paint Crew paints camouflage paint on a F100D 'Super Sabre' plane of 355 TFS at an air force base in Phu Cat,Vietnam. Painter uses a pressurized spray painter to paint the plane with dark and light green camouflage paints. Tail section of the plane reads 'Fighting Falcons-355 TFS' (Vietnam War period).
United States Air Force armament team uses MJ-1 loader to position 500 lb GP bombs on F100D wing pylons in revetment 285. (Vietnam War period).
United States Air Force airmen fuse 500 lb GP bombs on F100D. Airmen fuse 500 lb GP bombs on the wing pylon with fuse wire. Airmen work with pliers. Fuse wire in a toolbox placed over a MJ-1 loader on which is written 'Make Love Not War'. Airman makes entry of the bomb fuse in his log book. (Vietnam War period).
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