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U.S. 306th and 91st Bomb Wing aircraft and personnel return to McCoy AFB, Florida and Glasgow AFB, Montana

U.S. Air Force (Strategic Air Command) B-52 bombers land back in the U.S. after 6 months deployment in Southeast Asia, during the Vietnam War. United States 306th Bomb Wing planes and crews return back to McCoy Air Force Base in Florida, and those of the 91st Bomb Wing return to Glasgow Air Force Base, in Montana. Both units had been operating out of Andersen Air Force Base, in Guam. The commander of 306th, Colonel Earl L. Johnson steps from the last B-52 to return to McCoy AFB. He meets his daughter and wife. Men take pictures in the background. Officers stand in the a group. He shakes hand with local officials. Crewmen with their luggage. A KC-135 Stratotanker taxis as it brings home ground crews and other support personnel. Relatives of the crewmen wait to meet them. They step from the plane. A banner reads '306th Bomb Wing Reception Center Happy Day'. The airmen enter a hangar and go through customs. The airmen meet their relatives. The scene changes from Florida, to Montana, where the final U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress of 91st Bomb wing arrives at Glasgow Air Force Base. "McNamara's Band," playing kazoos, pot, and other contrived instruments, greets the arrivals. Colonel George Phieffer Jr., Commander of 91st bomb Wing greets his wife and others. Ground crews and other support personnel also meet their families.

Date: 1967
Duration: 5 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047101
50th Anniversary of the Douglas DC-3 passenger transport aircraft. Scenes of the aircraft in use over the years.

Original design document of the DC-3. View of a Douglas DC-3 suspended from the ceiling of the Smithsonian Air and Space museum in Washington, DC. View of DC-3 plane taking off and in flight. 'Bonanza' written on the plane. Views of military use of the DC-3, in WWII for dropping paratroops, for carrying cargo, such as the Berlin Airlift, and as a gunship in Vietnam. A newspaper headline reads 'US Depends on Air to Ship Berlin Freight'. Interior view of the DC-3 as a luxury passenger aircraft, circa 1939. Discussion with a current executive of the McDonnell Douglas aircraft Company, Michael Burch. Scenes of DC-3 aircraft being manufactured in large factory plants during World War 2 era. Various scenes of vintage DC-3 aircraft, crews, passengers, and interior and exterior views over the years.

Date: 1985
Duration: 2 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: French
Clip: 65675024214
Activities of United States Information Service in various foreign countries

Opening scene shows a U.S. Information Agency (USIA) secretary provides a couple in Germany with information about American schools. Views of students in Saigon, South Vietnam, attending USIA English language classes. View of London, England, showing the Art Deco BBC Broadcasting House at Portland Place (Portland Pl, London W1A 1AA, UK) and All Souls Church, Langham Place (All Souls C of E Church, 2 All Souls' Pl, London W1B 3DA, UK). A man is seen delivering a can, containing the USIA monthly film documentary, to the BBC. View of Broadcasting House of BBC in Marylebone, England. In Iran, a Douglas DC-4 passenger plane takes off, carrying newspaper reporters and Iranian officials to look over an American technical assistance project which is seen from the air. In Tokyo, Japan, a man working in a private publishing company begins translating an American book. The book is open on his desk and contains an illustration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. A page of the book, written in Japanese, is shown being reproduced on a type of mimeograph machine.

Date: 1956
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024537
United States KC-135 A, F-4C and RB-66 B aircraft take off from Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand.

United States KC-135 A aircraft at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. A United States KC-135 A aircraft taxis along the runway at the air force base. United States airmen in the foreground as the plane taxis along. An airman with insignia on his uniform which reads ' POE U.S. Air Force '. The aircraft takes off followed by a RB-66 B aircraft. A United States F-105 D aircraft takes off. F-4C and KC-135 A aircraft take off. A sign on a building reads ' Crash Rescue Takhli Air Base Thailand '. Tankers in the foreground.

Date: 1965, December
Duration: 1 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042552
United States airmen from Takhli RTAFB visit Wat Arun in Bangkok, Thailand.

United States airmen from Takhli RTAFB sightseeing in Bangkok, Thailand during the Vietnam War. United states Air Force personnel on R&R in Bangkok. They visit Buddhist temple Wat Arun (158 Thanon Wang Doem, Wat Arun, Bangkok Yai, Bangkok 10600, Thailand) which is located on the bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. They take pictures. They climb up the stairs of Wat Arun Temple. Boats in the river with the temple in the foreground. Tourists sightseeing around the temple.

Date: 1965, December
Duration: 1 min 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042553
Air men read, sleep an write letter at the headquarters of the United States 452nd Strategic Wing Takhli, Thailand.

United States 4252nd Strategic Wing headquarters in Takhli, Thailand during the Vietnam War. United States Air Force personnel sleep, read and write letters in their quarters. Men put on their jackets. Three caps on a shelf. Men pick them up and wear them. They come out of a building and walk past a sign that reads ' Headquarters SO 4252nd Strategic Wing '. Another sign reads ' Season's greetings '.

Date: 1965, December
Duration: 2 min 0 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042554