A film based on U.S. Air Force O-1F Bird Dog liaison aircraft FAC (forward air control) operations against the Ho Chi Minh Trail by U.S. 23rd Tactical Air Support Squadron in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Lieutenant Colonel William F. Bretzius and 1st Lieutenant Richard S. Kroll talk together in front of an O-1F aircraft. Insignia of 23rd TASS (Tactical Air Support Squadron) on a flight jacket.
A U.S. Medical Post at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam during operation 'Dust Off' of the Vietnam War. Two members of ambulance crew talk to an NCOIC (Non Commissioned Officer in Charge) at the medical post and board an ambulance. The ambulance pulls up. A red beacon on the ambulance. The NCOIC receives a call at the medical post. He writes on a paper and gives assignments to members of ambulance crew.
A U.S. Army helicopter brings wounded soldiers to a medical heliport at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam during operation 'Dust Off' of the Vietnam War. A U.S. Army UH-1 Iroquois helicopter lands at the heliport. A wounded soldier is carried out of the helicopter and loaded into an ambulance. The ambulance pulls away. The helicopter takes off.
A U.S. Army helicopter brings wounded soldiers to a medical heliport at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam during operation 'Dust Off' of the Vietnam War. A U.S. Army UH-1 Iroquois helicopter approaches and lands at the heliport. Aircraft parked in the background. A wounded soldier on a litter is carried out of the helicopter and loaded into an ambulance. A man closes the doors of the ambulance. The ambulance pulls away. The helicopter takes off.
VNAF (Viet Nam Air Force) A-1H Skyraider bombers make a run over Viet Cong targets in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Aerial views of an A-1H aircraft in flight over a jungle and dropping napalm bombs. Smoke rises after bomb explosions.
VNAF (South Vietnamese Air Force) A-1H Skyraider bombers make a run over Viet Cong targets in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Aerial views of three A-1H Skyraiders making low passes and dropping napalm bombs over targets in a jungle. Trees in the jungle burn. Smoke rises from napalm bomb explosions.