Operation Babylift, Clark Air Force Base, Philippines

Description

DEPARTMENT TMENT OF FILM RELEASE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PUBLIC AFFAIRS) UNITED STATES of WASHINGTON, D.C. - 20301 PLEASE NOTE DATE IMMEDIATE RELEASE Footage: 87' 16mm Color Original VT April 6, 1975 OXford 7-6161 Release #23-75 Room 2E 773 Time: 2:26 100383 492XXX OPERATION BABYLIFT 104206 100224 (Official U. S. Air Force Film Released by Department of Defense) 106284 106475 DATE/PLACE: This footage was shot on 5 April 1975, at Clark Air Base, the Philippines. 102371 SCOPE: This coverage is of the arrival of the first Vietnamese orphans as they disembark 8. C-141 at Clark Air Base enroute from Saigon to the United States. BACKGROUND: There were two flights evacuating the first Vietnamese orphans from Saigon to Clark Air Base, the Philippines, on 5 April 1975. They were flown by Military Airlift Command on C-141 aircraft. This was all done under the auspices of seven American agencies in Vietnam Holt Children's Service, TAISSA (Traveler's 1- - International Social Services of America), Friends For All Children, United tes Catholic Conference, Friends of Children of Vietnam, Pearl S. Buck Foundation, and World Vision Relief Organization, with cooperation from the Agency for International Development (A.I.D.). SEQUENCES Footage: Video: 50' Babies carried off plane at Clark Air Base, the Philippines. 27' Babies are fed, play and sleep at Clark Air Base. NOTE TO EDITORS: Please credit Department of Defense in title or commentary. This motion picture released to CBS for duplication and distribution to interested television and newsfilm pool members. This original footage may not be cut and is to be returned within 72 hours to the Department of Defense Audio-Visual Acquisitions Branch, Room 2E 773, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20301. This film was originally released unprocessed to CBS at Clark Air Base, the Philippines for pool use.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Filmed News Releases