Air-to-air views of a CH-54 flying Crane helicopter,of the U.S. Army 160th Combat Aviation Group, with a 155mm howitzer suspended underneath, approaching 101st Airborne Division Fire Support Base (FSB), Whip, during the Vietnam War. Troops on the base release purple smoke. The CH-54 settles the howitzer on the ground and flies away. Views of the FSB from the accompanying camera helicopter, as it flies away.
Several U.S. F4 pilots of the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Ubon Air Base, Thailand, are debriefed following a mission over Vietnam. A board on a wall in the background. Major Williams debriefs pilots seated at a table. A pilot fills out mission re-cap form. A group pf pilots at another mission briefing. Major Williams conducts the briefing. He points at various maps and charts. View of the unit patch on podium, displaying head of the devil and reads "433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, The Devil's Angels." Most of the pilots in the squadron have mustaches. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Air Force Martin B-57 Canberra bomber flight crews with personal equipment leave the 8th Bomb Squadron building in Danang Air Base, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. 8th Bomb Squadron emblem on display beside the door. Guard salutes to the crew as they pass by him at the entrance to the B-57 bomber aircraft ramp. Lieutenant Colonel Daniel E. Farr II and Captain W.J. Boyington walking to a Martin B-57B bomber parked in corrugated steel revetment. “U.S. Air Force” written on the nose of parked Martin B-57B bomber (0-21592). Lieutenant Colonel Farr stops and looks at flight log with crew chief as navigator boards aircraft. Lieutenant Colonel Farr checking flight log with the crew chief. Extreme close-up view of the pilot's face. Lieutenant Colonel Farr and crew chief walking toward aircraft. The crew perform preflight inspection of tail and napalm tanks.
Shoppers at the E. J. Korvette store at 45th street in New York City. Santa Claus stands in front of the store, ringing a bell to raise money for the Volunteers of America. In the store, children play with toys under a sign reading 'Toyland.' Views of the store while riding down the escalator. A woman dressed in a fur coat shops in the housewares department. In Concord, California, college students pack gifts that are being sent to United States soldiers fighting war in Vietnam. View of entrance to Travis Air Force Base. The workers for Operation Christmas Star load gifts for the GIs into a Douglas C-124 Globemaster cargo plane at Travis Air Force Base. Students watch as the plane takes off. (Vietnam War period).
Aerial view of U.S. Army Americal Division base (also known as 23rd Infantry Division) at Chu Lai in Vietnam. Series of CH-47 Chinook helicopters are parked at the air base. Trucks drive on road. Truck turns away from the road. Aerial view of coast and the ocean. (Vietnam War period).
Shows a night time Vietcong rocket attack, just after midnight, July 15, 1967, on the United States Air Force flight line and barracks areas at the Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam. Heavy explosions and fires on the base. Fires started from secondary blasts by bombs and fuel. Aircraft destroyed included F-4 Phantom II's & C-130's. The U.S Marine Corps Fighter Squadron VMF (AW) 232, also based here, lost some of its F-8E Crusader aircraft in this attack. (Vietnam War period).
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