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. A Vought F-8 Crusader moves until it makes an abrupt stop. A pilot runs in front of the aircraft. A Douglas A-1H Skyraider makes an arrested landing on aircraft carrier. Douglas A-1H Skyraider folds wings after arrested landing. USS Hancock’s radar tower. Douglas A-1H Skyraiders take off from the catapult. A man waves at a Douglas A-1H Skyraider on airdeck. Crew men working on Douglas A-1H Skyraider. A rocket is seen attached to the Douglas A-1H Skyraider. An aircraft flying after take-off. Men standing near the aircraft carrier radar tower. In front of the radar tower, a pilot on a A-1H Skyraider and a plane captain talking.
United States Navy 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. A United States Navy Douglas A-4 Skyhawk takes off from the aircraft carrier. A man bends forward as Douglas A-4 Skyhawk takes off from catapult. A bending man signals as a Vought F-8 Crusader takes off. Sidewinder rockets are seen attached to a Vought F-8 Crusader taking off. An aircraft swiftly takes off. Crewmen transports a heavy rocket to a Douglas A-1H Skyraider. Men attach a rocket to a Douglas A-1H Skyraider.
United States Navy 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. A pilot (name: Rudy Miller) on a A-1H Skyraider and a plane captain talking to each other. Pilot gives "thumbs up". Plane captain hands over helmet to pilot. Pilot wears helmet. Two men transporting a large rocket on wheels. Crew men attach a large rocket underneath an A-1H Skyraider.
ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) soldiers being extracted by helicopters after Operation Lam Son 719 in Laos during the Vietnam War. U.S. Army Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) parked on a hilltop. and several in flight around Route 9. One chopper on ground with the rotor blades spinning. ARVN soldiers around the chopper. Soldiers seated in the chopper that takes off. Hills in the background. A Huey in flight over military trucks and artillery at a camp. South Vietnamese soldiers in groups at the landing zone. They prepare to evacuate the camp. Soldiers with back packs seated and standing. Three U.S. Army soldiers converse. Military trucks in the background. Vietnamese soldiers with back packs and guns walk in one direction. A Continental tire on a military jeep with a 'Ben Hai' sign and insignia. A South Vietnamese soldier with a military water bottle. A soldier signals a helicopter as it approaches for landing.
VNAF helicopter pilots at Ton Son Nhut Airport. They bid farewell to families and friends inside airport terminal. Officials check boarding passes at terminal gate. Bags of VNAF candidates are also inspected. They board plane. American commercial airplanes, namely Seaboard World and Airlift, taxi down runway and take off. A plane in flight is shown. Ton Son Nhut Airport terminal building appears with flags flying at terminal entrance.
United States Vice President Richard Nixon arrives at the Dinh Gia Long Palace (now known as the Ho Chi Minh City Museum 65 Lý Tự Trọng, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh 70000, Vietnam) in Saigon, Vietnam. Flags of the United States and Vietnam fly atop the palace. Soldiers dressed in white stand for an honor guard. Vice President Nixon, American Ambassador to Indochina (Cambodia, Laos and South Vietnam) Donald R. Heath, along with other officials from Vietnam enter the palace where they have a meeting. After the meeting they come out of the palace.
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