Air strike missions in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. During Operation Americal an M117 bomb is released from a United States Air Force (USAF) F-100D Super Sabre fighter aircraft piloted by Captain Joseph E. Robidoux of the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron. Aerial view of the ground. A fire ball rises due to the explosion.
Air strike missions in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. During Operation Pershing M117 bomb and napalm bomb explosions are seen from a United States Air Force (USAF) F-100D Super Sabre fighter aircraft piloted by S. Wiggins of the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron. Aerial view of the ground.
Air strike missions in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. During Operation Francis Marion aerial views of M117 bomb explosions are seen from a United States Air Force (USAF) F-100 Super Sabre fighter aircraft piloted by Major Marlin E. Templeton of the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron. Smoke rises due to the explosions. Fire balls rise due to the explosions. Aerial view of the ground.
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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