A film based on U.S. Air Force FAC (forward air control) operations against the Ho Chi Minh Trail by U.S. 23rd Tactical Air Support Squadron in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A reconstruction shows a Vietcong soldier firing submachine guns skyward from a wooded area Guns include Communist-made Burp gun and .45 caliber M3 grease gun.
Operation Thayer II by First Air Cavalry Division of United States Army in Ankhe, South Vietnam. A CH-54 helicopter of United States flies with surgical pod near hills. Agricultural farms and village as seen from the helicopter in flight. Crewmen work on another helicopter at the base. The CH-54 during its flight seen from another helicopter. The CH-54 lands. (Vietnam War period).
Operation Thayer II by First Air Cavalry Division of United States Army in Ankhe, South Vietnam. Soldiers of Fire Support Center dig ground nearby their camp. Soldiers discover fragments of Viet Cong mortar shells from wet quagmire and collect them. Bullet holes in conex containers. Soldiers dig with shovel and army knife. Cabins, jeeps and other soldiers at the base. (Vietnam War period).
United States Army CH-21 helicopters, part of 121st Aviation Company (Air Mobile Light), (formerly the 93rd Transportation Company - Light Helicopter), fly over their home base in Soc Trang, Vietnam as three other helicopters are seen parked at the airbase. Vietnamese soldiers board a CH-21. A number of helicopters are seen in flight. They fly over fields and a river. Aerial views of landscape below and aerial views of airborne CH-21 helicopter group. (Vietnam War period).
147th Aviation Company at Vung Tau airfield in Vietnam. U.S. 221st signal corporation soldiers at field. Aerial view of the air field. Mortars, CH-47 Chinook helicopters, 105mm Howitzers parked in the airfield. Buildings at base camp. Aircraft parked at airbase. People stand past transporter airplanes. View of airbase. Water besides base. Planes at the base. (Vietnam War period).
Sounds associated with air traffic control during Vietnam War. Fragments of conversation include "full left rudder";"Say again, you're garbled";"engaging, and disengaging";"Apache 254";"Gunfighter 5354 taxi to"and "Altimeter 30.02." The sound continues with similar conversations, plus sound of breathing and of a person whistling. The sound track is clearly a blend of intracockpit conversations with control tower instructions. In particular, the reference to an aircraft with "gunfighter" number indicates it involves the U.S. Air Force 366th Fighter Wing at Da Nang Air Base, vietnam.
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