Air strike missions in the Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Aerial view of napalm bombs exploding as seen from a United States Air Force (USAF) F-100D Super Sabre fighter aircraft piloted by D. G. Kimball of the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron. An M117 bomb explodes.
Air strike missions in the Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Aerial view of Mark 82 Snakeye bomb explosions as seen from a United States Air Force (USAF) F-100D Super Sabre fighter aircraft piloted by Major J. W. Tietge of the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, 309th Tactical Fighter Squadron. Aerial view of a wooded area. A fire ball due to an explosion.
The Battle of Khe Sanh in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Smoke rises outside the perimeter of a camp area. Soldiers in the camp area. A fire truck foams a burning vehicle. A Marine helicopter takes off. A wrecked United States Marine Corps ( USMC ) UH-1 Iroquois helicopter in a revetment. A damaged United States Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter in the revetment. Container Delivery System bundles dropped from a United States Marine Corps Lockheed C-130 Hercules. Damaged window pane of the aircraft. United States Marine Corps McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II aircraft drop napalm and general purpose bombs. A UH-1 Iroquois helicopter lifts off and flies away.
The Battle of Khe Sanh in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Khe Sanh Combat Base and airstrip. Container Delivery System bundles are dropped from United States Marine Corps Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft. An aircraft makes a rocket fire pass. Marines dig a trench. United States Marine Corps McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II aircraft and Douglas A-1 Skyraider aircraft drop napalm bombs.
World War II. B-17s of the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) 'Hell's Angels' staging at Dow Field, Bangor, Maine, on their way to their base at RAF Station Molesworth, in England. Airmen work on a parked Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Names and nose art on the B-17s: Art work on nose, body, and tail art reveal aircraft names like: 'Perk the Jerk', 'Gunnin for Marijane' under the dorsal turret, 'Duke of Paducah', 'Klee's Lounge', 'Kiler Kilgore', 'Hell Cat', 'The 8 Ball', 'The Duchess', 'One 'o' Clock Jump', 'The Devil Himself' under the aircraft nose, 'Bad Check', 'Delta Rebel No. 2', 'Knock-Out Dropper', 'Sky Club' and 'Continental' on propellers, 'Wild Bill' on a nose, 'Pepper Box' under a dorsal turret, 'Wee Willie Woo', 'Hornet's Nest', 'Lady Fairweather', 'Margaret - M' under a dorsal turret, 'Canuck' on a nose, 'Squirt' and 'Maggie' on propellers, 'Mimi' on a nose. A B-17 called 'The Green Hornet'. Two airmen stand under the aircraft. 'Yahoodi' with 'Si the Gonuf' made on an aircraft. Note: From Brian O’Neill’s “303rd Bombardment Group” here is the fate of the name ships in this film. “Hell Cat” 41-24580, pilot: T.O. O’Connor, fate: MIA 23 Jan 43 “The 8 Ball” 41-24581, pilot: W.R. Calhoun, fate: C/L UK 20 Dec 43 “The Duchess” 41-24561, pilot: H.L. Stouse, fate: ret USA, 7 Jul 44 “One O’Clock Jump” 41-24582, pilot: W.N. Frost, fate: MIA 12 Dec 42 “The Devil Himself” 41-24612, pilot: R.S. Hayes, fate: ret USA 20 Dec 44 “Bad Check” 41-24587, pilot: B.B. Southworth Jr., fate: MIA 11 Jan 44 “Knockout Dropper” 41-24605, pilot: J. Rolle, fate: ret USA 27 Mar 44 “Lady Fairweather” 41-24568, pilot: A.R. Redding, fate: MIA 23 Nov 42 “The Green Hornet” 41-24603, pilot: E.J. Sanderson, fate: MIA 23 Nov 42 “Yehudi” 41-24608, pilot: F.A. Saunders, fate MIA 3 Jan 43 (Also seen is a 91at Bomb Group B-17:“Delta Rebel No. 2” 42-5077, pilot: Lt Birdsong, fate: MIA 12 Aug 43. It is seen because the 91st BG was passing through Dow Field at the same time, during deployment to England.)
U.S. Senator from California William F. Knowland speaks in Washington DC, United States. Senator Knowland highlights the achievements of the ongoing session of Congress which is about to adjourn. He praises the legislative body's record of accomplishments.
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