United States Vice President, Richard Nixon and his wife, aboard a U.S. Military Air Transport Command C-121 aircraft, arrive at Saigon airport in Vietnam. A Vietnamese woman (Tran My Hue) greets the Vice President's wife with flowers. Vice President stands in attention as a Vietnamese army officer salutes next to him as it drizzles. He inspects the honor guard by Vietnamese soldiers and also speaks to soldiers.
U.S. Air Force F-100D jet fighter from the 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, bombs Viet Cong positions during Vietnam War. Aerial views of F-100D Super Sabre jet fighter in flight. F-100Ds dive to drop Mk 117 bombs (750lb general-purpose bombs) over targets. Bomb explosions in jungle.
Formation of VNAF (Vietnamese Air Force) A-1H Skyraiders, of the 524th Fighter Squadron, on a mission during Vietnam War. Aerial views of A-1Hs in flight. View of pilot in one of the aircraft.
A dramatization shows the survival of a downed U.S. pilot in a Vietnamese jungle during the Vietnam War. A pilot comes to the edge of a clearing in the jungle and stops to look around for the enemy. An explosion goes off in the jungle. The pilot emerges from brush, crouches and looks around. He pulls out a radio and an antenna. He pulls out a pistol and checks it. The pilot fires a flare from a small air gun. The flare in the sky. A small explosion goes off in the jungle.
A small motorcade of three cars led by a red open convertible carrying President John F. Kennedy, Air Force General Walter Campbell Sweeney Jr. in the back and Secret Service agents and another Air Force officers in the front. An Air Force open stake truck carries members of the press and photographers, driving alongside the President's car. An Air Force Lieutenant Colonel in a flight suit, standing by a microphone, salutes as the President's car pauses and listens to him speak. The President's car is next seen parked near a C-130 transport aircraft, and surrounded by Air Force photographers taking pictures. A formation of F-105 aircraft flies low overhead. Close view of the President and occupants of the red car watching the formation. An Air Force Lieutenant Colonel wearing a flight suit speaks to the President who points toward the flight line, where numerous aircraft are parked on static display. The first seen are F-105s. View from moving car as it proceeds along the flight line. Next an F-100 aircraft is seen. then an F-84F; an F-104; Several Navy tactical aircraft including an F-4 Phantom fighter. A Douglas A-1 Skyraider is the last fighter type seen. Parked behind it is a C-124C cargo aircraft, and next to it is a C-133 cargo plane with six crew members who salute as the President's car passes. The President's car stops near a C-130 aircraft. View from behind General Sweeney and the President. Next, Lieutenant Colonel Robert M. Strickland is seen speaking. He is in fatigues and wears the Tactical Air Command patch on it. Closeup of the President listening to him. Formation of 24 F-105s and 24 F-84Fs flies overhead. Closeup of the President watching them. Film ends showing the formations overhead.
The NVA (North Vietnamese Army) invasion of South Vietnam. Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops on the streets of Hue, Vietnam. People walk on the street. Houses and trees in the background. ARVN tank moves on the road. Soldiers in the ARVN compound. Children playing. The ARVN truck convoy lined up on a street. The truck convoy on a highway. Mountains and trees in the background. The troops dig in at the base headquarters. Barbed wire entanglements on the ground. (Vietnam War period).
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