Life of natives in a village in Pleiku, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A fish pond under construction. A native at the bank of the pond. United States 4th Infantry Division soldier talks to the native. A Montagnard family bunker. Mouth of the bunker.
View of Camp Holloway, Pleiku in Vietnam, where numerous helicopters of the First Aviation Brigade are seen parked. One rises up from near a revetment, passing the camera and casting a shadow on the ground. View from end of pierced steel plank runway marked "5" in white paint. UH-1 helicopters lined up along both sides of the runway, with their rotors neatly aligned. Closeup of some of them. View from control tower overlooking the field, showing revetments in foreground and parked aircraft and buildings on other side of the runway. Mountains in the background. View from control tower deck, of a UH-1 flying low along the length of the runway. View in different direction from control tower. Closeup of aircrews of 1st Aviation Brigade standing in front of a UH-1, with its door open. They are being briefed by an officer with an elaborate logo painted on the back of his jacket which contains the 1st Aviation Brigade insignia, as part of it. Next, the flight crews gather together to discuss their instructions and mark information on their aerial charts. Some are crouched down on marsden matting. Groups of crew members in discussions. Two brown dogs (obviously mascots) approach one group of crewmen and are welcomed.
United States Air Force (USAF ) support for the evacuation of Cambodian refugees at Pleiku Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A C-7A taxis an airstrip. Other aircraft and equipment in the background. The C-7A takes off from Pleiku Air Base.
United States Air Force ( USAF ) support for the evacuation of Cambodian refugees at Pleiku AB in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A building with signs 'Det 115th Aerial Port Sqdn, Pleiku Air Base, Air Cargo Section, Serving The Highlands' and '834th Air Division, aircraft Control Element' (ALCE). A crew in the control room. A C-7A aircraft and a truck in the background as seen from the control room.
A Douglas AC-47 Spooky Gunship parked at Pleiku Air Base during the Vietnam War. The mascot of the 4th Special Operations Squadron, a ghost, as the nose art of the aircraft. The word “Spooky” is written on the ghost. Side view of the Douglas AC-47 (also nicknamed "Puff, the Magic Dragon"). The AC-47 displays three M134 Minigun Gatling type machine guns. Closeup view of the machine guns projecting from windows of the gunship. View of the Douglas AC-47 nose and cockpit.
A pilot of the 4th Special Operations Squadron inspects a Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship in Pleiku Air Base, Vietnam. The pilot, Captain William L. Ivy, stands under a plane 45-1121 flown by B flight of the 4th Special Operations Squadron. The African American airman inspects the landing gear and undercarriage of the aircraft. Another flight personnel walks past the gunship.
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