Operation Thayer II by First Air Cavalry Division of United States Army in Ankhe, South Vietnam. UH-1D helicopters lands one after the other in rice paddy near a river. Pilots and soldiers stand near the UH-1D copter talk among the group. U.S. soldiers alert in jungle and huts nearby, keep watch for any enemy movement. A burning hut in jungle. High grasslands, swamps in the jungle. A medic treats wound on thigh of a soldier. (Vietnam War period).
Operation Thayer II by First Air Cavalry Division of United States Army in Ankhe, South Vietnam. UH-1D helicopter comes down on rice paddy. Soldiers and Vietnamese interpreter climb on it. Soldiers between rice paddies filled with water. UH-1D helicopter lands, its Pilots talk looking at its damaged fuel tank. Another soldier loads rockets into the pod of a helicopter. (Vietnam War period).
Operation Thayer II by First Air Cavalry Division of United States Army in Ankhe, South Vietnam. Patrolling team of soldiers in rice paddies watch a UH-1D helicopter flying. Medic treats injuries of an old Vietcong suspect. Soldiers discover uniform and blankets of U.S. soldiers in a village. A soldier in waist deep water of swamp, another soldier pulls him out. UH-1D helicopter patrols over a river and rice paddies. (Vietnam War period).
Operation Thayer II by First Air Cavalry Division of United States Army in Ankhe, South Vietnam. UH-1D helicopter during flight and landing; U.S. Army soldiers jump out of the helicopter. Patrolling team of soldiers rush through rice paddies. A soldier loses balance and falls in knee deep bog. Soldiers arrest natives of a village. An old couple on their knees folds their hands and begs for mercy. Soldiers round woman and children on gun point. Soldier searches shacks of natives. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Air Force O-1E Bird Dog liaison aircraft in flight over Tan An, Vietnam during Vietnam War. O-1E taxis on airstrip. Aerial view of O-1E in flight. Observer throws WP (White Phosphorus) marker grenade from window of O-1E in flight. Smoke rises from grenade explosions.
View through cockpit window as United States Army 12th Air Commando aircraft (Fairchild C-123 Provider) together in formation flight, over "The Trace", a ten-mile strip of land that lies between Con Thien and Gia Linh, Vietnam as part of Operation Ranch Hand during the Vietnam War. A Fairchild C-123 Provider descends to prepare to spray defoliant agent over the area. View of pilot wearing hard helmet taken from behind the cockpit. View of “The Trace” (between Con Thien and Gia Linh) from the cockpit of the Fairchild C-123 Provider.
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