Summary: Coverage of USAF and Vietnamese Army activities including air strikes by B-26B, T-28D and A-1H; photos being processed, inspected and evaluated; Vietnam paratroops and Civil Defense forces in training; Vietnam personnel in classrooms learning English and engine maintenance; USAF aid to villagers after disastrous fire; Vietnam troops flying to attack in CH-21C's; Gen LeMay inspecting C-123B and Brig Gen Rollen Anthis, 2nd ADVON Comdr, presenting gifts to villagers. Reel 1: 1) AV's of B-26B making run over target area in jungle. 2) AV of B-26B dropping napalm bomb in jungle. 3) AV of jungle from rear of aircraft -- shows smoke rising from napalm drop. 4) AV of A-1H over jungle dropping napalm and circling smoke. 5) AV's from rear of aircraft making low pass along canal and over huts -- shows smoke rising. 6) AV's of three A-1H's in flight, making low passes and dropping napa1m on village. 7) MS's of Detachment 9 Headquarters building and hangar. 8) USAF and VNAF personnel checking maps in briefing session. 9) AV of smoke rising from napalm strike on village. 10) CU of photographer in cockpit. 11) AV of jungle and village during series of low passes. 867': Total footage in reel. Reel 2 1) Scenes of buildings at Bien Hoa AB including motor pool, water plant, power plant and BOQ area. 2) Vietnamese workmen putting siding and roofing on buildings. 3) Airmen in packaging film prints for shipment. 4) Airmen inspecting prints with stereoscope. 5) Shows Photographic Processing Center building. 6) USAF and VNAF personnel in briefing session -- shows them running from building. 7) Pilots running to T-28's, boarding aircraft and adjustimg gear for flight. 8) T-28D's starting engines. 9) US and VNAF pilots drinking coffee, then running from room. 10) Captain driving truck to 2nd ADVON Aeadquarters and entering building. 11) USAF and VNAF Photo interpreter Officers looking at prints. 12) Search and Rescue Officers looking at print. 13) Shows officers and airmen of the Intelligence Section looking at map and discussing mission. 14) USAF officer briefing VNAF personnel on brevity codes. 15) AV's of A-1's dropping napalm and strafing ground targets. 921': Total footage in reel. Reel 3: 1) AV's of CH-21C's in formation flight to Landing zone. 2) AV of troops debarking from CH-21C's near village along river. 3) USA captain discussing map with two Vietnamese Civil Defense men. 4) Vietnamese patrol moving through village, deploying in jungle and forming skirmish line. 5) Vietnamese Civil Defense man firing carbine. 6) Civil Defense patrol returning to village "on the double." 7) Patrol members cleaning weapons. 8) Civil Defense squad drilling and marching through gate. 9) AV'S of Buen Eane village. 10) Civil Defense trainees leaving Buen Eane after training. 11) Scenes of USA captain instructing Vietnamese Civil Defense personnel in use of carbine. 12) Civil Defense forces lining up to board truck for return to their village after traing period. 893': Total footage in reel. Reel 4: 1) AV of T-28D making pass over target area and dropping napalm.(no explosion) 2) AV's of T-28D making rocket firing runs on ground target. 3) ALS of seven UH-34D's (HUS-1) in supply airlift operation with T-28D' s flying cover. 4) AV of UH-3HD on carrier deck. 5) AV of UH-34D's parked on landing strip. 6) AV's of T-28D dropping napalm and firing rockets at ground targets. 7) Shows wounded pilot on stretcher being removed from CH-21C. 8) AV'S of village burning during T-28D attacks. 9) AV's of B-26B bombing and strafing village. 10) ALS CH-21C's in flight over jungle and villages, then parked on airstrip. 871': Total footage in reel. Reel 5: 1) AV of O-1E (L-19E), with Vietnam markings, in flight. 2) ALS of CH-21C's in flight to strike zone. 3) ALS of UH-34D's and O-1E's in flight. 4) AV of Vietnam troops on ground after debarking. 5) AV of O-1E over target area.6)AL3 of A-III circling over smoke and diving toward target area. 7) ALS of B-26B's dropping bombs on jungle -- shows smoke rising from target. 8) AV of burning huts in jungle clearing. 9) AV's of T-28D's dropping napalm and strafing village along river. 872': Total footage in reel. Reel 6: 1) AV of mist covered jungle hills with smoke rising from bomb strikes. 2) ALS ALS of aircraft making pass_over smoking target area. 3) ALS of clearing in jungle -- shows smoke rising nearby. 4) AV's of T-28D dropping napalm, then strafing shoreline. 5) AL's from rear of aircraft showing jungle with smoke rising from bomb bursts. 6) AV's from rear facing pod camera of napalm drops and explosions on Viet Cong positions.(very good scenes) 788': Total footage in reed. Reel 7: 1)Scenes in Combat Control room showing USAF and VNAF officers discussing request for air strike, checking wall map for location and calling on phone. 2) Shows officers talking and checking wall map against intelligence photographs. 3) Scenes of Viet Army officers receiving phone call, checking map and requesting air strike. 4) Shows Corps Headquarters building at Pleiku. 700': Total footage in reel. Reel 8: 1) INT C-47 showing two paratroopers jumping. 2) AV's of paratroopers jumping from C-l23B's and landing infield on training mission. 3) Shows language school building at Tan Son Nhut. 4) English class in session. 5) Shows Viet instructor explaning tape recorder diagram to students in booths. 6) US civilian monitoring English language tape used in class instruction. 7) Scenes of Viet students discussing graphic training aids used in the course. 8) LS of paratrooper dropping from C-47 to drop zoo marked with smoke. 9) US and Viet officers watching mass jump and discussing techniques. 10) Paratroopers jumping from C-123B. 11) Scenes in Airlift Section showing officers on phone, receiving request for airdrop, discussing aircraft to be used and checking aircraft status board for availability. 12) VNAF mechanics assembling CH-34 rotor assemoly and working on engine. 962': Total footage in reel. Reel 9 1) US technical representive conducting class on CH-34C electrical systems using wall charts and schematics. 2) Scenes at Detachment 2 radar site showing antenna turning and sign on door to operations room. 3) Shows VC-135A taxiing in, Gen. Curtis LeMay -debarking and being greeted by Gen Paul Harkins, Brig Gen Rollen Anthis and Viet officers shows them driving off flight line. 4) Shows Gen LeMay inspecting C-123B. 5) Scenes of VN paratroops boarding C-123B and adjusting gear in aircraft. 6) Scene from C-123B rear door showing parachutes opening. 7) CU of paratroopers leaving aircraft and descending. 8) Provincial Headquarters Buildings at Parlac with VN guard on duty. 9) AV of O-1E in fllgnt over Tan An and surrounding around. 10) ACU's of O-1E with observer throwing grenade fron window. 11) AL's smoke rising from grenade burnt. (W-P marker grenade) 12) USAF captain briefing VNAF personnel on use of brevity code. 968': Total footage in reel. Reel 10: 1) CU of O-1E engine start and three aircraft taxiing away from flight line. 2) USA captain explaining Forward Air Control duties to VNAF aircrews. 3) Shows O-1E crews putting on gear, leaving building, boardng aircraft and preparing weapons for mission. 4) Scenes of rice sacks being loaded into C-123B from trucks as CARE offical watches. 5) Stretchers being loaded into C-123B. 6) Scenes in burned-out section of Song Mao village -- shows people starting to clear debris and rebuilt. 7) Shows Song Mao villagers gathering for rice distribution. 8) Villagers receiving rice and being finger printed. 949': Total footage in reel. Reel 11: 1) Scenes in Song Mao during distribution of rice to villagers. 2) AV of Song Mao showing extent of fire damge. 3) Scenes of USAF airmen examining debris in burned-out area. 4) Sign over village: CHO SONG MAO. 5) Scenes of rice bleaching plant ruins where fire started -- shows Viet women gleaning rice from ruins. 6) Scenes during rice distribution showing villagers being fingerprinted and receiving rice rations. 835': Total footage in reel. Reel 12: 1) Scenes of rice being loaded into C-123B for airdrop. 2) Scenes of VN paratroopers throwing bags of rice from C-123B rear door chutes opening. 3) Scenes of ducks, pigs and cabbages being loaded into C-123B. 4) Scenes from cockpit of C-123B landing. 5) VN personnel unloading ducks and pigs from C-123B. 6) FV of 123B landing on dirt strip. 7) Shows C-123B taxiing past to right. 8) Scenes of Viet personnel loading rice into C-123B. 9) LS C-123B landing, taxiing to parking place and lowering cargo ramp. 10) Shows low-boy trailer backing up to cargo door of C-123B and being loaded with rice bags by laboreres. 879': Total footage in reel. Reel 13: 1) Scenes of Viet laborers loading rice onto trucks from C-123B cargo door. 2) Scenes of rice being loaded into C-123B from truck. 3) Shows C-123B taxiing to left on strip past hangars and other aircraft. 4) LS across paratroop training area showing pnysical training equipment (obstacle course type) 5) USAF instructor briefing US and Viet trainees. 6) Scenes of trainees perfroming physical training exercises. 7) Shows trainees practicing parachute fall from raised platform. 8) Instructor demonstrating parachute harness assembly. 9) Shows trainees jumping from mockup of aircraft door. 918'; Total footage in reel. Reel 14: 1) Shows trainee in crop harness jumping from platform. 2) Scenes of trainees being dragged behind truck and recovering. 3) Shows trainees jumping from tower down incline. 4) Scenes of trainees donning chutes, being checked and entering C-47. 5) 5) Shows paratroopers descending under parachutes. 6) Instructor pinning wigs on trainee. 7) Viet paratroopers boarding C-123B. 8) Shows C-123B's taxiing on runway. 9) AV of C-123B in flight on way to drop zone. 10) CU of Viet paratroopers jumping from C-123B side door. 11) AV of Viet paratroopers leaving C-123B in heavy clouds. 12) Scene of C-123B taxiing in and officers being greeted. 13) AV of C-123B's turning out of formation for landing approach, landing and taxiing toward camera. 14) Shows maintenance crew working on C123B engine and checking wheel lugs on landing gear. 15) Airmen putting up tents for maintenance gear. 16) Shows tractor pulling crew stands toward C-123B. 935': Total footage in reed. Reel 15: 1) C-123B 3 on flight line at Da Nang. 2) Airmen laying floors for tents and erecting them. 3) Shows mechanic working on C-123B engine. 4) New crews being welcomed by officers. 5) Airmen sweeping duckboards in front of tent. 6) Scenes of Viet paratroopers waiting to board C-123B's -- shows tnem boarding for practice Bump. 7) Vietnamese radio man on ground talking into radio. 8)Shows Maj Gen Timmes and staff watching jump. 9) ELS of mass jump from C-123B formation. 10) Shows C-135B taxiing in and ramp being placed at door at Tan Son Nhut. 11) Shows CARE boxes being unloaded from C-135B. 752': Total footage in reel. Reel 16: 1) Shows C-135A taxiing in and doors opening. 2) Scenes of boxes being unloaded from C-123B. 3) Brig Gen Anthis and party arriving at village and being greeted. 4) Shows native band playing and villagers watching as boxes are opened. 5) Officers passing out gifts old blankets to village children. 6) LS of village on plain. 7) AV's of Vietnamese villages taken on overcast day. 8) AV's of Mekong delta area showing canal and small settlements. 9) Scenes of USAF and VNAF officers being briefed on mission, looking at table map, picking up rifle and replacing it. 10) CU of VNAF officers talking and inspecting captured Viet Cong rifle, helmet and flag. 11) CU of map showing planned mission. 12) Shows officers leaving briefing room. 1001'; Total footage in reel. Fair (Basic: Orig color)
