Military and commercial aircraft land and take off from Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam. C-130 E Hercules parked at the Air Base. Forklift carrying baggage loads it onto rear of the aircraft. F-4 aircraft takes off from the runway. Passengers walk from the terminal and walk towards C-130E Hercules.
Military and commercial aircraft land and take off from Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam. View of a tower. The interior of a control room. Personnel speaks over microphone and an officer looks through the glass at the runway. C-123 Provider aircraft and three OV-10A Bronco aircraft taxi and take off from the Da Nang Air Base.
Military and commercial aircraft land and take off from Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam. The interior of a control room. Personnel speak over microphone, an officer looks through the glass at the runway. Number of aircraft taxi and take off from the Da Nang Air Base runway.
U.S. Army 319th Artillery attached to 101st Airborne Division strengthens defenses of Fire Support Base Ripcord to combat North Vietnam forces in the A Shau Valley, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Opening scene shows Captain David F. Rich, Commander of Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 319th Artillery, conversing with Lieutenant Brennan, in very windy conditions atop the Fire Support Base. The carriage of a 105mm towed howitzer is seen in the foreground, with two shells set on it. View of howitzers and shells stacked atop the Base. The wind whipping aross the Base. African American soldier working on a howitzer. Another fighting the wind, as he carries canisters of propellant charges. He tosses them behind the sandbagged artillery position. Other soldiers join in moving gunpowder canisters. Closeup of two soldiers as the wind blows the hat off one.
U.S. Fire Support Base Ripcord in the A Shau Valley, South Vietnam, under siege by North Vietnam Army forces during the Vietnam War. Several 105mm towed howitzers are positioned atop the base, with barrels at high elevations. Camera focuses on Gunners loading and firing one. The wind is blowing very hard, complicating their activity and causing the cameraman trouble too, as it buffets his camera. The camera views several guns operating in the battery. The Battery then level their guns to fire point blank at their targets. (They also increase their powder charge to 7, the maximum.) the resultant recoil strikes and injures SP/4 Bowing of a gun crew, who falls and is seen lying at the back of his gun. The crew calls for help and carries him to the ground. Cameraman stops filming briefly.. Next, a soldier is seen leaning over SP/4 Bowing, rendering aid.
Vietnamese marine sits on box on dock area. Messenger hands marine a message. American advisor chat with two Vietnamese soldiers. Vietnamese sailor talks on a microphone. Pre-assault brief by Vietnam Navy (VNN) Commander to Republic of Vietnam (RVN) marine captain, United States Marine Corps (USMC) Captain and United States Navy (USN) Lieutenant. VNN Armored troop carriers (ATCs) underway in river. American and Vietnamese officers talk. Stern view of ATC underway. Vietnamese AT's underway in river in columns. Vietnamese sailor talks on a radio. RVN marine points to riverbank. VNN medic with red cross on his sleeves. (Vietnam War period).