'Deployment to Thailand': A documentary about deployment of United States 430th Tactical Air Command Fighter Squadron in Takhli, Thailand during the Vietnam War. A United States C-135 A lands and taxis along the runway at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base. United States Air Force personnel of 430th Fighter Squadron exit plane and climb down a ladder. Airmen stand at the base and wave a signal. A man emerges from bushes and hugs them. He guides them through a forested area. One of the airman carries all the bags. They arrive inside a building with beds lined up against the wall. An airman unrolls a mattress on the floor and lies down. Another airman takes off his shoes and gets into a bed. It comes crashing down on the floor.
B-52D strategic bombers, converted to carry conventional munitions, in Operation Arc Light, at U-Tapao during Vietnam War. Numerous U.S. Air Force B-52D bombers of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) are parked in concrete revetments at U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. A single B-52 begins to taxi out of its parking place. As it turns toward the camera, sunlight glints off its windshield. It taxis slowly between the other parked aircraft. Scene shifts to a B-52 moving slowly along a taxiway towards the active runway, where two other B-52s are holding short. Low mountains dominate the background. Next, the taxiing B-52 continues along, behind only one other holding short of the active runway. (These three B-52s are likely leaving on a 3-aircraft Arc Light mission over Vietnam.) View of another B-52 taxiing past one parked in a revetment, while another B-52 departs on a long takeoff role along the active runway, in the background. Camera focuses on a B-52 taking off and becoming airborne.
Air Force tractor pulls a rack of bombs under the wing of a B-52 bomber and to the front of the aircraft, parked on a ramp at U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand, during the Vietnam war. Photograpner slate interrupts, followed by view of another tractor pulling several racks of bombs under and past the B-52. The train of bomb racks continues moving along the ramp toward other B-52s parked in revetments.
Opening shows a large paved area filled with M117 General Purpose Bomb casings standing on their tail fins.Thai workers are tagging them. Camera pans over the workers as they tag the bomb tail assembly casings. Another view from the side, showing the rows of bomb casings and Thai workers. Scene shifts to some M117 bomb casings standing on tail fins in a shipping depot. A yellow vehicle and a tractor truck with a loaded flat bed trailer pull into separate lanes of the depot. The same event is seen from a different perspective.
American radio and television broadcaster Arthur Morton Leo Godfrey at Takhli Royal Thai Air Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. A United States T-39 A aircraft taxis along after landing at the air base. Arthur Godfrey in Air Force uniform along with other officers get off the flight. United States 355th Wing Commander and other officers greet Godfrey. Men talk at the air base as photographers take pictures. Godfrey and others get into staff cars and move away. Arthur Godfrey along with other officers at the airbase as they look at a HH-43 B helicopter. Crew members lined up as Godfrey talks to officers. Godfrey and others leave the air base in staff cars.
Air Chief Marshal Chandrubsksa and United States Major General Stilwell inside the radar defense and aircraft control facility station. Both talking to a Royal Thai Air Force sergeant who is seated at radarscope. AP in front of the concrete radar facility. Colonel Robin Olds talking to Air Chief Marshal Chandrubsksa. View of U.S. Air Force and Royal Thai Air Force personnel in background. Officers around buffet table under tent at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base.
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