Chinese soldiers at Indo supply lines in Vietnam. Red Forces walk along a road and cut vital supplies to besiege Dien Bien Phu. Roads leading to the seaport of Haiphong are mined. Smoke rises. Views of damaged equipment and wounded men. Sign of 'Ben Yen NH, Hanoi'. Vehicles pass on the highway. Vietnamese men repair railroads which are mined. A train passes after overhauling.
(Clip opens with a brief view of a "color girl" or "china girl" for color television calibration.) Military and commercial aircraft land and take off from Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam. An F-4E Phantom takes off from the runway. A Volpar Beechcraft Model 18 takes off. A C-130A Hercules and an O-2A Skymaster land and taxi on the runway. OV-10A Bronco, T-39A Sabreliner and O-1E Bird Dog take off from the Da Nang Air Base runway. C-123K Provider taxis on landing.
Vietcong damage at Bienhoa Air base. Smoking rubble of a completely destroyed rubble. Jet engine of B-57 aircraft damaged. Ripped out section extends the length of the aircraft. General William C Westmoreland interviewed by newsmen. U.S. airmen sweep debris off the field. (Vietnam War period).
A United States Air Force Martin B-57B Canberra tactical bomber starting engines. Thick, dark smoke emits from bomber engines. United States Air Force crewmen service B-57B bombers at Bien Hoa Air Base during the Vietnam War. Aircraft mechanics remove safety pins from landing gear. A mechanic shows the safety pins to the pilot after removal. A crewman directs a bomber forward. Crewmen watch the B-57 aircraft taxiing. Ordnance seen consists of 500-lb and 750-lb bombs. Martin B-57 Canberra tactical bomber takes off from Bien Hoa.
United States Army instructor and pilot students of Cobra school conduct pre flight checking of AH-1G helicopter at Vung Tau air base, Vietnam. Students and instructors check various parts of the helicopter including its tail,wings,engine. (Vietnam War period).
Instructor of Cobra school along with students get into a AH-1G helicopter at Vung Tau air base,Vietnam. The rotor blades of the aircraft rotates as it prepares for take off. Another helicopter in the backdrop is seen taking off. Cobra helicopter moves backwards and then turn and flies away. (Vietnam War period).
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