Activities of Lieutenant Colonel Preston S. Flanagan of U.S. 31st TFW (Tactical Fighter Wing) who flies the same C-47 Skytrain from Tuy Hoa Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War that he had flown during World War II in Africa and Asia. The aircraft approaches and lands at Tuy Hoa Air Base. U.S. 31st TFW personnel and baggage aboard the aircraft. The C-47D parked on the air base. The tail section with number 0-49572. Lieutenant Colonel Preston S. Flanagan boards the C-47D. A take off as seen through an open cargo door.
Demonstration of defensive measures used at perimeter fence to guard against enemy ground attack. A fence in the dark. Totem pole flare burns at night in dark. Totem pole burns. A man with a dog in the foreground. Burning pole in the background and a fence in far background.
Air strike on Viet Cong positions in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Aerial view of a wooded area housing a Viet Cong training camp. A large column of smoke rises from the area as napalm and GP (General Purpose) bombs explode. Explosions occur in the woods and smoke rises. Four U.S. Air Force A-1E Skyraider aircraft in flight with empty wing racks. A pilot in a cockpit of an aircraft in the foreground. Four A-1E aircraft peel off. The aircraft approach the Bein Hoa Air Base. The aircraft land at the air base.
Activities of Lieutenant Colonel Preston S. Flanagan of U.S. 31st TFW (Tactical Fighter Wing) who flies the same C-47 Skytrain aircraft from Tuy Hoa Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War that he had flown during World War II in Africa and Asia. The C-47D Skytrain transport aircraft parked in a revetment at the air base. Lieutenant Colonel Preston makes a preflight inspection of the aircraft. The Lt. Colonel at the landing gear of the aircraft. He inspects the propellers. He examines other sections and walks towards the tail section and inspects elevators at the back.
Activities of Lieutenant Colonel Preston S. Flanagan of U.S. 31st TFW (Tactical Fighter Wing) who flies the same C-47 Skytrain aircraft from Tuy Hoa Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War that he had flown during World War II in Africa and Asia. The C-47D Skytrain transport plane parked in a revetment at the air base. Lieutenant Colonel Preston makes a preflight inspection. He inspects the wings of the aircraft and walks towards the tail section and checks the elevators and the rudder at the back of the aircraft. The C-47D tail section with number 0-49572. The Lt. Col. boards the aircraft. The C-47D taxis on a runway for a take off as seen from the cockpit.
Activities of Lieutenant Colonel Preston S. Flanagan of U.S. 31st TFW (Tactical Fighter Wing). Flanagan flies the same C-47 Skytrain from Tuy Hoa Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, which he had flown during World War II in Africa and Asia. Colonel Flanagan and a copilot in the cockpit of C-47D. Colonel Flanagan is interviewed. He speaks about his experiences in this particular C-47, his duties in World War II and presently in the Vietnam War.
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