VNAF (Vietnam Air Force) and USAF (United States Air Force) officers in a combat control room at a U.S. base in Pleiku, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Viet Army officers receive phone calls at a desk. They check wall maps. VNAF and USAF officers discussing a request for an air strike against Viet Cong positions. A USAF officer typing. Signs reading 'ASOC T.T.H.Q.K.T.' and 'CTOC T.T.H.Q.C.T.'. Corps Headquarters building in Pleiku.
The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division prior to the Siege of Plei Me in Pleiku, Vietnam. Trucks on the road. Soldiers walk towards the trucks in the foreground. A wounded sergeant being attended by medics in field. A medic works on the sergeants leg. Wrecked truck hit by a land mine. A wounded sergeant lying on ground and smoke a cigarette. The Sergeant is lifted on litter and carried to Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter. Wounded sergeant is taken out from Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter and is carried to ambulance in Pleiku. A sign reads 'Camp Holloway Dispensary,52D Med Sect,94th MedDet(OA).' (Vietnam War period).
Life of natives in a village in Pleiku, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A sign in Vietnamese reads ' Plei Chi' the huts of Montagnard village. Children outside the hut as a Montagnard walks out of the hut and sits with children. A girl mills banana leaves. A villager carries empty ammo cases. Villagers gathered near a well which is under construction. A man comes out of the well. Dirt being brought up in a can.
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.
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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