34th Tactical Group increases precautionary measures and aircraft buildup due to Viet Cong attacks at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. Sign: Welcome to 34th Tactical Group Base Operations, Bien Hoa Air Base, Field Elevation 36 feet (also in Vietnamese). Air Force Personnel construct sandbag bunkers. They look on notice board. Loudspeakers on pole. Air Force Personnel scramble from hut. They receive M-l6 (AR-15) rifles. They receive ammunition and proceed to bunkers. (Vietnam War period).
34th Tactical Group increases precautionary measures and aircraft buildup due to Viet Cong attacks at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. VNAF A-1E Skyraiders lined at Bien Hoa AB. USAF captain comes out from a van and boards VNAF A-1E. Personnel removes obstacle from wheel of plane. Scenes of VNAF A-1E engine starting. Air Force Personnel give signal. Three VNAF A-1E's taxi and take off. (Vietnam War period).
34th Tactical Group increases precautionary measures and aircraft buildup due to Viet Cong attacks at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. Scenes of U.S. Air Force B-57C's parked. Captain in cockpit of B-57C' and Air Force personnel assist captain in getting into seat belt. Engines starts and black smoke arises from cartridge starters. Three B-57C aircraft taxi and take off. (Vietnam War period).
34th Tactical Group increases precautionary measures and aircraft buildup due to Viet Cong attacks at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. Two U.S. Air Force B-57C's in flight. B-57C's in flight over Bein Hoa Air Base. (Vietnam War period).
34th Tactical Group increases precautionary measures and aircraft buildup due to Viet Cong attacks at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. Aerial View of Bien Hoa Air Base showing compound area and aircraft on flight line. Aircraft include VNAF A-1E's, VNAF A-1H's, Douglas C-47 Skytrains, B-57C's, UH-1D's and C-133A (Vietnam War period).
U.S. "Brown Water Navy" men gather around a military hovercraft, aka Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle (PACV), at Dong Tam Base Camp, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. The engine is running and one of the men is making adjustments to it. (Images end at TC:00:25. Remainder is wild sound only.)