Activities of United States Air Forces Cessna O-1E Bird dog Forward Air Controller (FAC) aircraft of the 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Danang airbase in Vietnam. Airmen checking firing circuits on rocket launchers. They load smoke rockets in the rocket launchers. Other airplanes parked in the background.
Activities of United States Air Forces Cessna O-1E Bird dog Forward Air Controller (FAC) aircraft of the 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Danang airbase in Vietnam. View of firing on target area from the cockpit of airplane. Aerial view of airplane in flight. Smoke rocket being fired into the jungle. Smoke rising from bomb explosions.
F-100F of the 612th TFS (Tactical Fighter Squadron) returns to Phan Rang Air Base in Vietnam. It clears active runway and taxis to parking space. Power shovel and construction in the background. Crew chief puts stairs at F-100 and talks with pilot (Captain). Pilot leaves cockpit of F-100. (Vietnam War period.)
Huey helicopters of the American First Cavalry (Airmobile) Division, land in sandy area near Bong Son, Vietnam, during a Search and Destroy operation named "White Wing," against the Viet Cong. Troops occupy defensive entrenched positions, and come under sniper fire, as the choppers depart. One soldier radios for air support. U.S. fighter bombers dive down to strafe the VC positions. Later, the troops are seen walking toward a village nearby. Taking up positions near a line of trees, American soldiers fire automatic weapons against retreating Viet Cong rear guards. Views of the U.S. troops entering the village, where several women and children stand near their thatched roofed huts. The soldiers assemble the villagers (men, women, and children) and escort them to helicopters, waiting to transport them to safer areas. Views of Vietnamese villagers climbing aboard the helicopters and flying away.. (Vietnam War period).
Construction of a runway at the Nha Trang Airfield in Vietnam. A U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130B Hercules makes a landing approach with wheels down. The aircraft in flight overhead. The C-130B makes a landing on the runway. A water truck sprays water on the runway under construction. A U.S. Army O-1E Bird Dog in flight overhead. The aircraft flies low over the runway. A spreader spreads asphalt. The freshly spread asphalt is compacted. A USMC Sikorsky UH-34 SeaHorse helicopter approaches. The compactor in the foreground. Compactors at work in the foreground. The chopper flies away to the right. A mountain range in the background. (Vietnam War period).
The 8th Field hospital in Nha Trang, Vietnam. A soldier rides a bicycle along the hospital boundary fence. A sign reads '8th Field Hospital'. Hospital buildings and a parked military jeep. A gateway leading into the hospital grounds. A sign board gives directions to the major buildings in the compound. A large completed cement foundation for a building. Buildings in the background. (Vietnam War period).
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