A pilot of the 4th Special Operations Squadron inspects a Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship in Pleiku Air Base during the Vietnam War. The pilot, 1st Lieutenant Lyle A. Sproul, walks to the gunship. The nose art of the aircraft depicts the ghost mascot of the 4th Special Operations Squadron. The pilot touches the propeller on the plane’s left wing. 1st Lieutenant Sproul inspects the undercarriage of the aircraft. Lieutenant Sproul looking up. The pilot walks away after the inspection is done.
A pilot of the 4th Special Operations Squadron inspects a Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship in Pleiku Air Base during the Vietnam War. Pilot and crewmember, 1st Lieutenant Michael “Mike” L. Smithson, arrives to check and service the aircraft before a flight. 1st Lieutenant Smithson inspects the undercarriage of the gunship. Smithson looks up and inspects an aircraft part.
Flight crew of the 4th Special Operations Squadron inspects Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship at Pleiku Air Base during the Vietnam War. Flight mechanic Charles A. Ragan climbs on to the wing of the Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship. Ragan inspects the aircraft’s engine. The nose art of the aircraft depicts the ghost mascot of the 4th Special Operations Squadron. Close up view of flight mechanic while inspecting motors from wing. He climbs down from the aircraft wing and walks away. Ragan inspects the wing motors while holding a check list. Ragan shows the check list for inspecting wing motors. Man turns film slate upside down. A Douglas C-47 Skytrain takes off from the runway.
United States 1st Cavalry Division soldiers during phase II of Operation Mosby in Vietnam. Soldiers of 1st Cavalry Division assemble Vietnamese in an area. A soldier gives something to Vietnamese seated on ground. American soldier with a gun and a bundle of cane in hand. People seated on ground as soldiers pick out Viet Cong suspects from the group. Viet Cong suspects lined up on the field. A helicopter in the background.
United States 1st Cavalry Division soldiers during phase II of Operation Mosby in Vietnam. Soldiers of 1st Cavalry Division leave a village and move into a jungle. Tents and artillery at the 2nd Brigade Command Post in the forward area. A helicopter parked at the post. Officers look at a map and confer.
United States 1st Cavalry Division during phase II of Operation Mosby in Vietnam. Aerial views of lush green mountains and a lake. Tents at the United States 2nd Brigade headquarters and resupply point. A United States Army truck pulls up at the head quarters and resupply point.
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