United States Air Force F4s Make Quick Turnaround in Southeast Asia, Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam

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TMENT OF NEWSFILM RELEASE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PUBLIC AFFAIRS) UNITED STATES OF Autono WASHINGTON, D.C. - 20301 PLEASE NOTE DATE IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 1972 OXford 76161 Number 41-72 Footage: 84' 16mm Color Original Room 2E 773 Time: 2:22 U.S. AIR FORCE F-4s MAKE QUICK TURN AROUND IN SOUTHEAST ASIA (Official U.S. AIR FORCE Film Released by the Department of Defense) NOTE TO EDITORS: This story was filmed at Bien Hoa Air Base, RVN, 23-24 April 1972. After completing close air support missions against invading North Vietnamese forces near An Loc, F-4 Phantom II fighter-bombers return to Bien Hoa Air Base to be refueled and reloaded with bombs. At the base, some 20 miles northeast of Saigon, "turn around crews" service the aircraft and in less than 30 minutes the fighter- bombers are airborne again enroute to another target. In six minutes, more than 2,000 gallons of jet fuel are pumped into the aircraft. Then experienced weapons weapons handlers quickly and cautiously load up to 16 five-hundred-pound bombs beneath the F-4's wings. In recent days, USAF fighter-bombers have flown an average of more than 150 sorties daily in South Vietnam, many being quick turn arounds of the type depicted in this film. NOTE TO EDITORS: This story was filmed at Bien Hoa Air Base, RVN, 23-24 April 1972. SEQUENCES FOOTAGE: VIDEO: 2 (a) Control tower, Bien Hoa Air Base, Vietnam. 22 (b) F-4s in flight, landing, and taxiing, returning from missions against invading North Vietnamese forces. 6 (c) "Turn around crew" begins to service aircraft. 8 (a) More than 2,000 gallons of jet fuel is pumped into the aircraft in six minutes. 14 (e) Experienced weapons handlers load up to 16 five-hundred-pound bombs beneath the F-4's wings. 30 (f) Pilots return to their aircraft, taxi, and take off on a new mission. NOTE TO EDITORS: Please credit Department of Defense in title or commentary. This motion film released to ABC-TV is for duplication and distribution to in- terested TV and newsfilm pool members. The original footage, uncut in any manner, is to be returned within 72 hours to the Department of Defense Audio Visual News Branch, Room 2E 773, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20301.

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Filmed News Releases