Flooded areas in South Vietnam. Rice fields in the Mekong Delta covered with water during the flood. The Mekong River and houses along the river. Aerial view of the region. The door of a helicopter in view. View of the flooded region from the cockpit of the helicopter. Aerial views of flooded areas in city of Long Xuyen. Buildings in the region The fields around filled with water. The surrounding area filled with water. A river flowing among the fields. Buildings and vegetation along the river. The water in the fields meets with the river flowing in several areas. A large water body. Buildings and a wooded region along the side of the water body.
At start of film, a U.S. Army officer is seen talking with some soldiers preparing to depart Tay Ninh airfield for Nui-Ba-Den mountain, Vietnam. Next, the troops head across the field to helicopters of the 187th Assault Helicopter Co. (the Crusaders), waiting on marsden matting pavement at the field. A line of helicopters with troops aboard and engines running. They take off sequentially in trail formation. (Vietnam War period).
147th Aviation Company at Vung Tau airfield in Vietnam. U.S. 221st signal corporation soldiers at field. Aerial view of the air field. Mortars, CH-47 Chinook helicopters, 105mm Howitzers parked in the airfield. Buildings at base camp. Aircraft parked at airbase. People stand past transporter airplanes. View of airbase. Water besides base. Planes at the base. (Vietnam War period).
147th Aviation Company at Vung Tau airfield in Vietnam. Soldiers of 221st signal corporation. CH-47 Chinook helicopter fly low in field. It picks up a 105 mm Howitzer and flies off. Truck in the field. Vietnamese soldiers load supplies into Chinook. Looking down at Howitzer in sling from helicopter in flight. Vietnamese soldiers seated in Chinook. (Vietnam War period).
147th Aviation Company at Vung Tau airfield in Vietnam. Soldiers of 221st signal corporation. Silhouette of CH-47 Chinook helicopter in flight. A machine gunner sits and puts a bullet belt. Chinook in flight and lands. A soldier reads from a paper in helicopter. A soldier in field holds rotor blade of helicopter. A man stands besides the helicopter and looks at it. (Vietnam War period).
147th Aviation Company at Vung Tau airfield in Vietnam. Man stands besides CH-47 Chinook helicopter in field. Helicopter takes off with supply bag hung from it. Vietnamese soldiers load supply into the helicopter. Vietnamese soldiers in airborne helicopter look down at bag of supplies. Soldiers unload supplies from Chinook. (Vietnam War period).