A dramatization shows the survival of a downed U.S. pilot in a Vietnamese jungle during the Vietnam War. A pilot comes to the edge of a clearing in the jungle and stops to look around for the enemy. An explosion goes off in the jungle. The pilot emerges from brush, crouches and looks around. He pulls out a radio and an antenna. He pulls out a pistol and checks it. The pilot fires a flare from a small air gun. The flare in the sky. A small explosion goes off in the jungle.
A small motorcade of three cars led by a red open convertible carrying President John F. Kennedy, Air Force General Walter Campbell Sweeney Jr. in the back and Secret Service agents and another Air Force officers in the front. An Air Force open stake truck carries members of the press and photographers, driving alongside the President's car. An Air Force Lieutenant Colonel in a flight suit, standing by a microphone, salutes as the President's car pauses and listens to him speak. The President's car is next seen parked near a C-130 transport aircraft, and surrounded by Air Force photographers taking pictures. A formation of F-105 aircraft flies low overhead. Close view of the President and occupants of the red car watching the formation. An Air Force Lieutenant Colonel wearing a flight suit speaks to the President who points toward the flight line, where numerous aircraft are parked on static display. The first seen are F-105s. View from moving car as it proceeds along the flight line. Next an F-100 aircraft is seen. then an F-84F; an F-104; Several Navy tactical aircraft including an F-4 Phantom fighter. A Douglas A-1 Skyraider is the last fighter type seen. Parked behind it is a C-124C cargo aircraft, and next to it is a C-133 cargo plane with six crew members who salute as the President's car passes. The President's car stops near a C-130 aircraft. View from behind General Sweeney and the President. Next, Lieutenant Colonel Robert M. Strickland is seen speaking. He is in fatigues and wears the Tactical Air Command patch on it. Closeup of the President listening to him. Formation of 24 F-105s and 24 F-84Fs flies overhead. Closeup of the President watching them. Film ends showing the formations overhead.
U.S. 9th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade troops in Ben Luc, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Two soldiers in the cockpit of an air-cushion vehicle (ACV). Soldiers push the air-cushion vehicle and turn it around. The air-cushion vehicle moves on land. Soldiers with M16 rifles and M60 machine guns board the air-cushion vehicle. The air-cushion vehicle moves over land and onto water. The soldiers cover their eyes as the air-cushion vehicle moves on water. A river and a shoreline. (Note: The Navy version of this vehicle was called a Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle or PACV. Only 3 were employed by the Navy and, likewise, only 3 by the Army in the Vietnam war.)
The NVA (North Vietnamese Army) invasion of South Vietnam. Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops on the streets of Hue, Vietnam. People walk on the street. Houses and trees in the background. ARVN tank moves on the road. Soldiers in the ARVN compound. Children playing. The ARVN truck convoy lined up on a street. The truck convoy on a highway. Mountains and trees in the background. The troops dig in at the base headquarters. Barbed wire entanglements on the ground. (Vietnam War period).
Mating of rocket powered aircraft X-15 with B-52 Stratofortress. X-15 under pylon that is attached to the wing of B-52. X-15 on ground, one man stands halfway up on a step ladder and works on the side of X-15. Another man works on lower side of the X-15. Pylon attached to B-52 wing. Several technicians discuss in a group. Nose of B-52 with 'ARDC' and insignia of 'ARDC' on right side of the nose. X-15 on ground under pylon and engineers and technicians work around it. Three men on work stand work on forward end of pylon. X-15 under pylon and men work on the front part. Forward end of pylon over the X-15 with workmen silhouetted in the shadow of X-15. X-15 on hoist. Two men in front, and two men on work stand. Hoist in air with nose wheel sitting on it. Nose and nose wheel on hoist raised up in the air. Man works on control box and stands off side. Control box in operator's hand. Four support crewmen work on tail gear of X-15. People stand around X-15 and look towards it. Three men stand near the tail and look at the dolly wheels on X-15. A man stands beside the X-15 with hand in inspection panel. Two men stand by the tail of X-15. View of X-15 from bottom. Tail of X-15 after it's mating to B-52. Nose wheel on hoist raised in air, and after being mated to B-52. Space between nose wheel and hoist. Hoist in raised position. Top of hoist in raised position under nose gear. Hoist is lowered, underbelly of X-15. Covered exhaust pipe in the tail. X-15 after being mated with B-52. Jack holds up the wing of B-52. A view of the outboard engine. A man works on X-15 and stands on the wing. Upper part of X-15 tail. Two men in discussion behind the X-15.
German Ace pilot and General of the German Air force Adolf Galland also called General Der Jagdfleiger visits fellow pilots and Fw 190 design team officials at German AFB. Galland, Streib, and Trautloft are seen inspecting the latest Focke Wulf 190 developments as guests of the design team. Prof. Tank is seen with his assistant Obering. Also seen are Willi Kaether, chief test pilot Hans Sander, and test pilot Alfred Thomas who was later killed testing the Ta 152 H. General inspects telemetry documents of Focke Wulf Fw-190 fighter. Pilots demonstrate capabilities of Fw-190's. General enters inside Fw-190 and takes off. Clip shows another scene where General Galland is welcomed by German pilots and Air force officials at a function. Timing and location of the footage can be determined through review of flight test reports of the Ta 154 A-0, Werknummer 0014, TQ+XD glimpsed briefly in the footage and the Fw 190 V17/U1, an airframe that served as a Fw 190 D-9 prototype -- Galland made flights in both these aircraft on 2 June 1944 in Berlin-Staaken. The first aircraft seen in the footage is Fw 190 A-8, Werknummer 174 014, BH+RN. The camera pans to Galland pulling on his parachute pack in front of Fw 190 V17/U1, CF+OX -- the ‘O’ of the code can be made out, and reveals for the first time elements of the changes made to the airframe in modifying it into Fw 190 D-9 configuration. There then follows a short clip of the V17/U1 in the air. Galland´s flight appears in the flight testing log of the V17/U1. There are brief views of the Ta 154 in the clip showing the forward fuselage and the open canopy. Streib also flew the Ta 154 in Staaken.
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