A documentary about deployment of United States 430th Tactical Air Command Fighter Squadron in Takhli, Thailand during the Vietnam War. Men stand on the bonnet of a jeep as they hold a banner. A United States KC-135 A taxis at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base after landing. Troops get off the plane. United States airmen smoke cigarettes. Troops board a flight. The KC-135 A taxis and takes off. A man on the runway runs. The aircraft in flight.
American comedian Bob Hope for performances in United Service Organization (USO) shows in Vietnam. CH-47 Chinook helicopter land as directed. Members of Les Brown's Band Jack Jones and other troupe entertainers debark. Colonel Robert A. Ackerly Commander 3rd TFW (Tactical Fighter Wing) greets English comedian Bob Hope and Joey Heatherton getting into a car. Bob Hope talks to Captain Leonard Wilson 450 3rd TFS (Tactical Fighter squadron) beside F-5A fighter aircraft.
UH-1B flies low over runway at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Vietnam. Other helicopters in revetments in the background. Aerial view of Saigon residential area. M-60 machine gun in waist hatch of helicopter in flight. Smoke rises from residential area. Helicopter in flight over highly populated area. Black smoke arises from local area, as seen from windshield of helicopter.
United States Air Force Major James Walbridge being interviewed at Korat air base in Thailand during Vietnam War. Major James S. Walbridge being interviewed by Captain Charles D. Pellow with a United States F-105D aircraft in the background. Major Walbridge narrates his experiences of a mission in North Vietnam during the Vietnam war. He talks about how while carrying 750 lb bombs to strike North Vietnam his aircraft caught fire. He jumped from the plane with a parachute and landed up on the trunk of a tree. He speaks about the rescue from the jungle. He stresses upon the importance of radio as he states how he called for help from his radio. Audio explains about Walbridge's rescue from the jungle. Walbridge emphasizes upon the importance of a survival kit.
United States Air Force ( USAF ) support for the evacuation of Cambodian refugees from Boung Long, Cambodia to Pleiku AB in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. At Boung Long, Cambodia: Cambodian refugees wait to board an aircraft. They board a C-7A. A pilot at the controls and the control panel. At Pleiku Air Base, Vietnam: The C-7A taxis in. The engine of the aircraft stops. Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops and refugees unload the aircraft. The refugees leave the aircraft.
American comedian Bob Hope performs for United Service Organization (USO) at Tan Son Nhut air base in Vietnam. Bob Hope's entertainment troupe walk towards the stage. General Nguyen Cao Ky walks with the entertainment troupe. General Westmoreland arrives with Bob Hope.
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