A United States Air Force HH-53 helicopter during rescue operations demo in Vietnam. The crew boards the helicopter. The blades of the helicopter are seen as it lifts off. A radar screen on the control panel in the cockpit of the helicopter. A cable being lowered to rescue a man during the demonstration rescue operation. The man being pulled up. A crew member pulls the rescued man into the helicopter. The helicopter in flight. (Vietnam War period).
Insignia of 6254 Security Police Headquarters outside building at Pleiku Air Base, Vietnam. V-100 Vehicle and other army vehicles driven past on road. Barbed wire fence with vehicles driven in the background. Group of Security Police QRT (Quick Reaction Team) members converses with each other. They board V-100 aircraft and drive away. (Vietnam War period).
Sounds associated with air traffic control during Vietnam War. Fragments of conversation include "full left rudder";"Say again, you're garbled";"engaging, and disengaging";"Apache 254";"Gunfighter 5354 taxi to"and "Altimeter 30.02." The sound continues with similar conversations, plus sound of breathing and of a person whistling. The sound track is clearly a blend of intracockpit conversations with control tower instructions. In particular, the reference to an aircraft with "gunfighter" number indicates it involves the U.S. Air Force 366th Fighter Wing at Da Nang Air Base, vietnam.
366th Fighter Wing crew members at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam. A number of F-4E Phantom II Aircraft take off in succession f from runway. (Note: An open mike in the control tower causes communications with aircraft, as well as personal conversations to be heard in background through entire film. A Vietnamese Air Force tower operator is heard participating in the operations) (Vietnam War period).
366th Fighter Wing crew members in F4-E Phantom II at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam. Close-up aerial views of F-4E Phantom II Aircraft in flight. Missile under the wing of F-4E Phantom II Aircraft. Pilots communicate with crew in control room. Aircraft slants and turns during its flight. (Vietnam War period.)
Missions by 463rd Air Division in support of humanitarian and combat operations in South East Asia. C-130 Hercules parked at Cam Ranh Air Base in Vietnam. Pilot briefs C-130 crew in front of the aircraft. C-130 Hercules parked on dirt airstrip during transfer of fuel. Vietnamese women carry head load of sticks. Aircraft takes off from Trang Duc Special Forces Camp. (Vietnam War period).