U.S. Army aircraft in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A U.S. Army attack aircraft OV-1 Mohawk taxis at Vung Tau Army Airfield. A crewman walks up to the cockpit area of the aircraft and speaks to the pilot. U.S. Army 1st Aviation Brigade insignia on the aircraft. A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter in flight carrying a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter in a sling. An OV-1 Mohawk aircraft and a CH-47 Chinook helicopter taxiing on a runway. A few ground men beside the OV-1 Mohawk during a preflight inspection. Two men on the top of the aircraft checking the engines. The engines of the aircraft are started. The aircraft taxiing on the airfield.
Pilot students look on as United States army instructor explains the various components of AH-1G helicopters better known as Cobra. A sign of Cobra is seen on the helicopter. Instructor explains the engine of the helicopter to the students and then he talks about the portion just below the wings of the helicopter (Vietnam War period).
United States Army instructors explains certain components lying below the tail of helicopter Cobra to American pilot students. Another officer takes over from the instructor and climbs up a ladder to explain the details about the tail of AH-1G better known as Cobra. (Vietnam War period).
Operation 'Jackstay' in Vung Tau, Vietnam. U.S. Navy ship USS Princeton (CV-37) underway in Dong Tranh River. A Deck Petty Officer gives a signal for a helicopter lift off. A man talks over a telephone behind him. A shoreline in the background. The officer gives signal for take-off. Crewmen on the flight deck. Helicopter UH -34D lands on the flight deck. Men rush up with a stretcher. Men offload wounded men on stretchers. A wounded man is carried on a stretcher by three other wounded men. The wounded men lowered on the elevator to the hangar bay level en route to the sick bay. Personnel stand around the wounded men. The elevator arrives to flight deck level. Seriously wounded men are taken back to helicopters for removal to shore facilities. Men arrive at the side of helicopters with stretchers. Armored jackets lying on the deck. (Vietnam War period).
A Vietnamese and an American military police officers on board a patrolling boat throw hand grenades into the water and grenades explode. A patrolling boat with a United States flag patrols in mid sea.
A patrolling boat of United States 720th military police battalion sails through the sea. Officers stop a sampan sailing through the sea for search. A Vietnamese child ties rope from the edge of the sampan to the edge of the patrolling boat. Officers get into sampan and conduct search. They check papers and identity cards of civilians. Sampan is allowed to go and officers get back to patrolling boat as it moves towards docks.