The U.S. Army aircraft's air strike at Viet Cong huts around Soc Trang Province in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Fields around Soc Trang Province. A water body flowing in between the fields. White Phosphorous bombs being dropped on target areas on the water edge by a U.S. Air Force A-1E aircraft piloted by Captain Tice. The flares and smoke from the blast spreads in the air. The fields in view with a few huts. Smoke rising from blasts on Viet Cong huts. White smoke spreads in the air. Fields and huts in the area. Another napalm bomb blast among the trees in a forest region. Black smoke mushrooms into the air.
Air strikes of United States Air Force ( USAF ) aircraft in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A USAF Republic F-105 Thunderchief in flight over a target area. The aircraft targets the ground. It strafes ground installations. Smoke rises from explosions on the ground in the foreground. The aircraft targets in air. Aerial views of grasslands targeted by the aircraft.
United States aircraft carrier in South China Sea during the Vietnam War. Essex-class USS Hancock (CV/CVA-19) aircraft carrier sailing in the South China Sea. Inside the briefing room of the USS Hancock, Commander Warren H. Sells (Commander Air Wing 21) briefs the pilots prior to the Air Strike on North Vietnam. Commander C. BIRDWELL (Executive Officer of the VA-216) briefing pilots in ready room before an air strike. Commander Birdwell points to a diagram “VF-24 Checkertails”. Pilots listening to the briefing. A Douglas A-1H Skyraider and Vought F-8 Crusader coming in for arrested landing in the aircraft carrier. Pilot briefing recoveries of F8 and A4 aircraft and flight deck action. Pilot (Name: LCDR Rudy Miller) climbs the cockpit of Vought F-8 Crusader. Plane captain assists pilot before taxi. Aircraft label reads “LCDR Rudy Miller”. Pilot gives "thumbs up". Plane captain hands over helmet to pilot. Pilot wears helmet. Douglas A-1H Skyraider and Vought F-8 Crusader aircraft take off one by one from the aircraft carrier.
Flood relief operations being carried on in Vietnam. Lieutenant Colonel L.K. Cuong, Colonel Gibney, United states Air Force commander AFAT no.1 and Vietnamese officer stand near an aircraft at Rach Gia airport, Vietnam. They walk away and get into a car and leave the airport. Men offload bulgur bags from Vietnam Air Force C-47 aircraft onto a truck. Girl scouts under the wing of C-47 aircraft. Groundsman signals and C-47 being parked. Planes parked at the airport and a C-47 taxis along. (Vietnam War period).
Covers TET observance program by VNAF (Viet Nam Air Force) 33rd Wing and USAF (United States Air Force) Advisory Team No.1 at Tan Son Nhut School in Saigon, Vietnam. A Vietnamese man hands tickets to children. U.S. Air Force women in civilian clothing and children seated. U.S. Director of Civic Action Major Louis Llera speaks into a microphone. Vietnamese children watch a stage show. U.S. 7th Air Force Chief of Staff Brigadier General Franklin A. Nichols, USAF Colonel Benjamin S Catlin III and Vietnamese officers watch the show. (Vietnam War period).
United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel talks about AC-130 aircraft in the Pave Pronto configuration. Views inside an AC-130 during combat operations over Vietnam. The Fire Control Officer and Pilot viewing screens inside AC-130. The computer correction capabilities are discussed by narrator. Fire control officer clicks miss-distance. The computer computes proper elevation correction for the next shot to be accurate. The co-pilot monitors air speed and altitude. He also coordinates with the gunship fighter escorts. The navigator is in contact with the air borne command force. The fire control officer is responsible for pin pointing corrections and advising the pilot. The flight engineer coordinates with the gunner through intercom and arms the gun. The gunner fires on the target. (Vietnam War period).
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