Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. GENERAL CURTIS E. LEMAY (RET), DA NANG AB, VIETNAM

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. GENERAL CURTIS E. LEMAY (RET), DA NANG AB, VIETNAM

1968

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Covers arrival of Gen. Curtis E. LeMay (Ret.) a vice-presidential candidate on a fact-finding tour. Shows C-123B taxiing in, Gen. LeMay walking from C-123B to USMC UH-46A, boarding helicopter, followed by Secret Service Agents. Shows USMC UH-64A taxiing, follwed by USMC UH-1E, and sign on operations building WELCOME TO DA NANG AB (Note: Scenes were shot in the rain, and are generally underexposed).

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LeMay, Curtis E. (Curtis Emerson), 1906-1990

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Curtis Emerson LeMay (November 15, 1906 – October 1, 1990) was an American Air Force general who implemented an effective but controversial strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific theater of World War II. He later served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force from 1961 to 1965. LeMay joined the U.S. Army Air Corps, the precursor to the U.S. Air Force, in 1929 while studying civil engineering at Ohio State University. He had risen to the rank of major by the time of Japan's Attack on Pearl ...