A1-H aircraft high over field at Tan Son Nhut Air Base. Aircraft drops bombs around perimeter. Large explosion occurs in the far background throwing billows of smoke and fire. A1-H makes a dive-run. Terrific explosions in the far background. Horizon filled with smoke.
366th Fighter Wing crew members at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam. Air crews of 366th Tactical Fighter Wing scramble to their F4E aircraft, sheltered in revetments covered with individual semicircular reinforced roofs.(Sound heard in first part of the clip is radio chatter unrelated to the images.) Crew chiefs help the pilots and backseaters (weapon systems officers) to strap in. Pilot seen and heard receiving, acknowledging, and dialing in the local altimeter setting. Closeup of sharks mouth painted on aircraft. Red rotating light on vehicle roof (unseen). Closeup of assorted airborne weapons slung under an F-4E. Crew chiefs remove safety pins and covers from weapons of both aircraft. Crew chief secures nose panel on aircraft.
An American O-1E aircraft takes off from the An Khe Air Base in Vietnam. C-130E aircraft takes off followed by another O-1E. (Vietnam War period).
An American O-1E aircraft takes off from the An Khe Air Base in Vietnam. The aircraft disappears in the clouded skies. The aircraft lands back safely on the runway. (Vietnam War period).
An orientation film for United States Air Force personnel assigned to Southeast Asia. A USAF officer speaks. A Pan American aircraft at the Tan Son Nhut Air Base (Than Son Nhat International Airport, Trường Sơn, Phường 2, Tân Bình, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam) near Saigon in Vietnam. Civilians and U.S. Air Force personnel disembark the plane. A lady airline attendant stands by the air stair. Airmen standing near the plane take notes. Airplanes parked on the runway. An explosion in the background. U.S. airmen direct the new arrivals. Airmen and officers walk out of the Airport and line up at the entrance. A sign reads 'Saigon Tan Son Nhut'. (Vietnam War period).
Wooden planks and blocks stacked on ground. Airmen saw lumbar with 'Dewalt' power saw. Airmen build base buildings. 819th CES dispensary building at RMK and 819th Civil Engineering Squadron Air Force base project area. Sign on the dispensary building reads ' Sick Call Hours-Routine Daily 0730-0930 1300-1400 Sunday and Holiday 1000 Emergencey Any time'. Military ambulance is parked near the dispensary building at RMK and 819th Civil Engineering Squadron base project. (Vietnam War period).
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