Dramatic aerial views from rear camera mounted on a U.S. Air Force Douglas A-1E Skyraider aircraft flying low over a coconut forest by a river in Vietnam. Several White Phosphorus and napalm bursts occur on the ground behind the aircraft as it makes a strafing and bombing run over enemy positions. Huts can be seen interspersed in the forest. The aircraft pulls up and climbs at the end of the attack run. (Note: The A1E aircraft [unseen] on this mission is believed to be from the 1st Air Commando Squadron, operating out of Bien Hoa Air Base, and piloted by Captain Chipdo, USAF).
Bombardment of target areas by U.S. AirForce A-1E aircraft around Bien Hoa in Vietnam during Vietnam War . Aerial views of trees on both sides of a canal, 6 miles Southwest of Bien Hoa Province in Vietnam. General-purpose bomb being dropped on the area by a U.S. A-1E aircraft. Smoke from the blast fills the air. Napalm bombs dropped on a few target areas causes white smoke to rise. A White Phosphorus bomb dropped in another area. The flares and smoke from the blast arise. Green fields in an area. The U.S. Air Force A-1E aircraft in flight.
Navigator work on documents aboard aircraft AC-47. Viet Nam Air Force officer and crewman attach lanyard wires to parachute flares. (Vietnam War period).
Bombardment of Viet Cong concentration by U.S. Air Force aircraft around Bien Hoa during Vietnam War in Vietnam. Trees and fields, 6 miles Southwest of Bien Hoa Province with Viet Cong concentration. U.S. Air Force aircraft bombs the area. Flares in view along the sides of the canal. Smoke rises from a napalm blast in a bombed area among the trees. Several fields in the area.
The U.S. Air Force aircraft drops bombs over Viet Cong huts in Bien Hoa Province during Vietnam War in Vietnam. Several fields in the area in Bien Hoa Province. A water body flows between the fields. Few Viet Cong huts on fire. A U.S. Air Force A-1E aircraft piloted by Captain Markl drops a General-purpose bomb on the target area in the region. Black smoke rises from the blast and spreads in the region
U.S. 2D Battalion 503D Infantry 173D Airborne Brigade officer looking at map on table in base camp during Operation Big Spring in North of Bien Hoa, South Vietnam.. U.S. Soldiers firing 81mm mortar. CH-47 helicopter landing with slingload of ammunition. Soldiers unload a generator from CH-47. Soldiers load generator onto M-274 mechanical mule. M-274 drives off. (Vietnam War period).
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