Aircraft and helicopters in flight over Saigon. Formation of clouds. American vehicles line up in streets. American soldiers on vehicles. Soldiers pass in jeeps on road. ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) soldiers guard street. (Vietnam War period).
Covers TET observance program by VNAF (Viet Nam Air Force) 33rd Wing and USAF (United States Air Force) Advisory Team No.1 at Tan Son Nhut School in Saigon, Vietnam. A sign reads 'AFAT-1 TET CARNIVAL'. A Vietnamese girl sings at a stage show. Vietnamese children look on. USAF and VANF officers seated. A magician puts on an act. (Vietnam War period).
Covers TET observance program by USAF (United States Air Force) Advisory Team No.1 at Tan Son Nhut School in Saigon, Vietnam. Children go through a line to receive gifts on their way out of a carnival. A Vietnamese girl and USAF personnel distribute gift packets. The Director of Civic Action Major Louis Llera passes out the presents. A banner at entrance reads 'AFAT-1 TET CARNIVAL'. (Vietnam War period).
Aerial view of 25th Infantry Division Headquarters Base Camp in Cu Chi, North West of Saigon, Vietnam. View of 'Tropic Lightning' insignia on ground.
Evacuation of Americans and South Vietnamese refugees from Saigon during Operation Frequent Wind (fall of Saigon), at conclusion of Vietnam War. Large group of South Vietnamese people escaping Vietnam are seen on deck of aircraft carrier USS Midway. Former Vice President of South Vietnam, Nguyen Cao Ky, is seen leaving a helicopter and being escorted across the deck. Midway's deck crew prepares for emergency landing of a Cessna L-19/O-1 airplane, carrying a family of 7 persons. Lacking a radio headset, the pilot dropped a note that requested permission to land. The deck had been cleared of several helicopters (pushed overboard) to make room for the Cessna to land. A fire truck and firefighters stand ready. The Cessna aircraft is seen circling the Midway and setting up a landing pattern, above the ship. It lands smoothly on the carrier deck. The pilot, South Vietnamese Air Force Major Ly Bung, and his wife, are seen walking across the deck. Major Ly Bung holds his arm up acknowledging the other evacuees on board. (Note: This Cessna O-1 airplane was eventually brought to the U.S. and can be seen in the National Museum of Naval Aviation, at the U.S. Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida.)
Opening scenes show destroyed and damaged American UH-1 helicopters. A flying buzzard depicted on remains of one. Damage to buildings at American airbases and other installations, including barracks of U.S. servicemen, where a photograph of a girl and other personal items are seen on the ground. Smoke rising and ambulance responding at site of a bombing in Saigon. Injured personnel bleeding, after the Viet Cong detonate a car bomb outside the American Embassy in Saigon, on March 30, 1965. A victim being carried on a stretcher. (Vietnam War period).
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