Soviet military exercises. Soviet Su-7B aircraft flying overhead. It fires 3 rockets. View of pilot in cockpit. Aerial view of target tanks burning on the ground. Ground view of a low flying Soviet Mi-4 helicopter as it fires rockets and guns at ground targets. Explosions and smoke on the ground. Group of Soviet soldiers in a jeep during a parade in a Soviet town. Three stand in the jeep and the center one holds a CCCP red flag.
Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe, at Lindsey Air Base near Wiesbaden, Germany. Exterior views of the HQ building. View of the emblem above the door. An Air Force officer emerges from a door marked "DCS/Plans". Another comes from a door marked "DCS Operations" at building B05. Another leaves a building with marker "DCS Intelligence" above the door. All three carry brief cases. The men converge on the sidewalk in front of the Headquarters building and enter together. View of an emblem and door stating "Commander in Chief" and 'Vice Commander in Chief" below a gold seal of the United States Air Force.
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter aircraft of the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Views of the F-4D Phantoms on the airfield, taking off, and then in the air. A USAF General Dynamics F-111 Ardvark aircraft taxis on the airfield. F-4s are seen in formation in a NATO military exercise. They fire rockets and drop bombs on ground targets including a watch tower. Explosions, fire, and smoke are seen. The watch tower in flames. A uniformed military observer watches from the ground.
A NATO military exercise in Europe. U.S. Air Force F-4s and F-105 aircraft are seen dropping a variety of ordnance, including demolition bombs, antipersonnel bombs, and mixtures of both. F-4s seen dropping napalm. Air to Air and Ground to Air views of the aircraft attacking targets. Also seen are air-to-ground guided missiles being launched from airplanes. Two U.S. Air Force Captains in flight gear, approach and pose by a ladder in front of an F-111 aircraft parked on the ramp (possibly at RAF Upper Heyford).
Ground views of two F-4 Phantom II aircraft of the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) participating in NATO military exercises. The Phantoms drop bombs on a target, evenly spacing the bombs along a long, narrow path. Explosions rise from each target site. From a lower altitude, a Phantom releases a group of bombs on a ground target, effectively destroying a larger area. Two Phantoms fly close together and then diverge in the air. Aerial view of a F-4D Phantom flying and rolling left.
Two F-4Ds of the 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, 9th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) land in formation on runway at Spangdahlem Air Base near Trier, Germany. They deploy drag chutes upon touchdown. Ground crew motion to the aircraft and they taxi and park. Logo and name of the 9th TFS ("The Iron Knights") is displayed on the fuselage of aircraft.