Scenes on flight deck of the USS Midway (CVA-41) during evacuation of Americans and South Vietnamese escaping the country during fall of Saigon, at the conclusion of the Vietnam War. A South Vietnamese VNAF Ch-47 Chinook helicopter is seen being moved by a tug boat. Republic of Vietnam flag and letters "GNP" painted on its fuselage. VNAF UH-1D/H Huey helicopters are being moved as close together as possible to make room on the deck. Aerial view of the helicopters parked on the deck.
Activities of the U.S. Air Force personnel at Tan Son Nhut air base in Saigon, Vietnam during th Vietnam War. Bakers at work as they make biscuits and rolls in a kitchen. A man holds a tray and puts it in the oven to bake. He takes out the baked biscuits.
United States Civil Affairs officer of 3rd battalion 9th marine presents a girl her bike in Cam Lo, Vietnam. A man repairs a girl's bicycle in a shop. A boy assembles cable for hand breaks on the bicycle. ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) soldier with covers, pistol belt and holster leans up against the door of building. Other bicycles in the background in the shop. Man tightens the screws on chain guard of bicycle repaired. Sign in the background reads 'Beer Coke'. U.S. marines 1st Lieutenant James Pendlen along with a group of children. Jeep driver Ken R Bruce of Stringville. ARVN Sergeant Chau Vovan of Saigon loads the repaired bicycle into rear of parked jeep. Marine holds M-16 rifle. Viet children follow the jeep on bicycle. A marine takes out the bicycle from the jeep and returns it to the girl. Viet girl seated on the bicycle. (Vietnam War period).
An orientation film for United States Air Force personnel assigned to Southeast Asia. Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon in Vietnam. U.S. Air Force officers and airmen lined up at the entrance. The waiting airmen board a bus. A sign on the bus reds 'CBPO Processing'. Airmen in the background walk towards the Air Base entrance. An airman stands by the bus door as the newly arrived airmen line up with their luggage. A board reads '900 area, DEET 1 Billeting'. An airman briefs the seated airmen and officers. Stationary military trucks and buses in the background. Another airman takes over and speaks to the group. Officers and airmen enter the Vietnamese Tan Son Nhut Air Base Dining Hall #3. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. air strikes in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. M-117 bombs explode near and on road on wooden slopes near river north of Pleiku near Dak To, on 18 August, 1968. USAF (United States Air Force) F-100 Super Sabre jet fighter aircraft drops Mark 82 (Mk.82) high-drag (HD) bombs. The bombs descend and explode on structures in grove of trees near rice paddies 23 miles east of Binh Thuy on 19th August. USAF McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II bomber aircraft drop two Mk.84 HD bombs. The bombs descend and explode near structures in grove of tress in agricultural area 30 miles southwest of Saigon on 19 August, 1968.
U.S. air strikes in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. USAF (United States Air Force) F-100 Super Sabre jet fighter aircraft in flight in the foreground. The aircraft hits enemy bunkers with incendigel (similar to napalm). The incendigel explosion takes place in heavily bombed farming area 25 miles northwest of Saigon on 3rd September. Smoke rises in sky due to explosions.
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