The activities of the United States Navy in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States Navy Sea, Air and Land Forces (SEAL) members in Vietnam. SEAL team members aboard the landing craft mechanized (LCM) after the mission has been completed. Men chatting aboard the LCM. A SEAL team member sleeping. A man eats from a can of 'C' rations.
U.S. Air Force (USAF) Combat Control Team in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. USAF Sergeant Gaa speaks about time period of missions in Vietnam. He also speaks about necessary equipment they carry with them during the missions. He also speaks about kinds of radios they use in operations.
Contract airlines supplementing the armed forces in airlifting cargo at Cam Ranh bay airbase in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United Air Lines Douglas DC-8 climbing after take off. Mountains in the background. Airmen standing nearby and the freight being off loaded from World Airways Boeing 707-320C. World Airways insignia and part of airlines name. Air policemen in armed jeep observing the unloading operation.
Sign reads "Welcome to GAFB, elevation 504 feet" on the Base Operations Building at Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, New York. View of exterior or Operations Building. View of a radar screen is shown as narrator discusses expansion of radar network for gathering data. Improved radars are shown being used for routine observing and reporting. A Vertical Viewing Radar unit is shown at the air base. An Air Force weather technician records readings.
A film based on ASR (Air Sea Rescue) by U.S. 8th Air Forces in European Theater during World War II. Formation of B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in flight over Nazi German targets in Europe. Bombardier aboard B-17 sights target through Norden bomb sight. Bombs away view as bombs are dropped over targets. Smoke and flame billows up from explosions. More scenes of bombs being dropped from Allied aircraft and hitting targets below during a day time bombing mission. B-17s face attack from Nazi Luftwaffe fighter aircraft. Air to air combat and dogfight scenes. Gunners aboard B-17 firing at Nazi fighters. A B-17 with a damaged tail. A B-17 on fire goes down. Pilot of the same B-17 gives emergency signal. Crash landing of B-17 on water shows crew members preparing to ditch the B-17 at sea. Crew members on raft and aboard a boat heads for English coast. Door sign reads 'Air Sea Rescue Control Room'. Interior of room shows an officer plotting and planning the timings and air route the bomber squadron must follow from and to target area during the mission. Air Sea Rescue Liaison Sergeant of U.S. army talks over phone and alerts British Royal Navy officer. British Navy officer calls up an officer at the RAF (Royal Air Force) high speech launch base and assigns patrol areas. Royal Navy patrol boats head for assigned areas. Emergency rescue squadron is alerted by an officer. Pilots of rescue aircraft prepare to board P-47 Thunderbolt fighters. View of inflatable rafts and smoke floats carried on theThunderbolts.Flying boat PBY Catalina warms up on runway.
OH-6A helicopters fly over jungle terrain in Vietnam. Smoke grenades mark clearing. Air to air view of two OH-6A helicopters flying low over terrain. View of a jungle from speeding low flying helicopter. Smoke from signal grenade. Air to air view of AH-1G helicopters in flight and attacked area marked by smoke grenades. Air to air view of UH-1D helicopter in flight.
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