Air strikes of United States Air Force ( USAF ) aircraft in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A USAF Republic F-105 Thunderchief in flight over a target area. The aircraft targets the ground. It strafes ground installations. Smoke rises from explosions on the ground in the foreground. The aircraft targets in air. Aerial views of grasslands targeted by the aircraft.
United States aircraft carrier in South China Sea during the Vietnam War. Essex-class USS Hancock (CV/CVA-19) aircraft carrier sailing in the South China Sea. Inside the briefing room of the USS Hancock, Commander Warren H. Sells (Commander Air Wing 21) briefs the pilots prior to the Air Strike on North Vietnam. Commander C. BIRDWELL (Executive Officer of the VA-216) briefing pilots in ready room before an air strike. Commander Birdwell points to a diagram “VF-24 Checkertails”. Pilots listening to the briefing. A Douglas A-1H Skyraider and Vought F-8 Crusader coming in for arrested landing in the aircraft carrier. Pilot briefing recoveries of F8 and A4 aircraft and flight deck action. Pilot (Name: LCDR Rudy Miller) climbs the cockpit of Vought F-8 Crusader. Plane captain assists pilot before taxi. Aircraft label reads “LCDR Rudy Miller”. Pilot gives "thumbs up". Plane captain hands over helmet to pilot. Pilot wears helmet. Douglas A-1H Skyraider and Vought F-8 Crusader aircraft take off one by one from the aircraft carrier.
Flood relief operations being carried on in Vietnam. Lieutenant Colonel L.K. Cuong, Colonel Gibney, United states Air Force commander AFAT no.1 and Vietnamese officer stand near an aircraft at Rach Gia airport, Vietnam. They walk away and get into a car and leave the airport. Men offload bulgur bags from Vietnam Air Force C-47 aircraft onto a truck. Girl scouts under the wing of C-47 aircraft. Groundsman signals and C-47 being parked. Planes parked at the airport and a C-47 taxis along. (Vietnam War period).
Covers TET observance program by VNAF (Viet Nam Air Force) 33rd Wing and USAF (United States Air Force) Advisory Team No.1 at Tan Son Nhut School in Saigon, Vietnam. A Vietnamese man hands tickets to children. U.S. Air Force women in civilian clothing and children seated. U.S. Director of Civic Action Major Louis Llera speaks into a microphone. Vietnamese children watch a stage show. U.S. 7th Air Force Chief of Staff Brigadier General Franklin A. Nichols, USAF Colonel Benjamin S Catlin III and Vietnamese officers watch the show. (Vietnam War period).
Bombardment of target areas by U.S. AirForce A-1E aircraft around Bien Hoa in Vietnam during Vietnam War . Aerial views of trees on both sides of a canal, 6 miles Southwest of Bien Hoa Province in Vietnam. General-purpose bomb being dropped on the area by a U.S. A-1E aircraft. Smoke from the blast fills the air. Napalm bombs dropped on a few target areas causes white smoke to rise. A White Phosphorus bomb dropped in another area. The flares and smoke from the blast arise. Green fields in an area. The U.S. Air Force A-1E aircraft in flight.
Activities of United States Air Forces Forward Air Controller (FAC) aircraft of the 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Danang airbase in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Aerial view of target area during bomb runs. Pilot in the cockpit of airplane. United States Air Forces F-100 Super Sabre making strafing runs over ground targets. Smoke arises due to bombardment.
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