DUSTOFF: 82D MED DET, 45TH MED CO Part 1

Description

Summary: Soldier and medic give preflight inspection to UH-1D medivac copter. Medic boards the copter. UH-1D takes off from revetment. ARVNs rush wounded Vietnamese soldier on litter to copter. Others are helped to the copter. Shot from copter as it takes off and flies low over terrain. Wounded ARVNs are unloaded from copter and carried to waiting ambulances. Shot from copter as it takes off and flies over Cantho. UH-1D medical copter being refuelled. More on ARVN wounded being loaded into copter on litters, also some dead are put aboard. Dead and wounded are unloaded from the copter. Copter being fuelled. Shot from copter as it lands. Wounded ARVN is placed on litter. UH-1D gunship circles overhead. Wounds of Viet soldiers are examined. Wounded seated in copter. ARVN is carried on litter to ambulance. Shot from copter as it approaches US Navy boat with copter landing pads. A wounded Viet marine is helped aboard the copter. Shot from copter as it takes off from the boat. Civilian on litter is rushed to copter. Shot from copter as it approaches smoking signal grenade. A USAF officer directs the copter to landing. Injured boy on litter is placed aboard the copter. The copter takes off. Shot from copter as it flies low over terrain. Pilot seated in copter is given drink from civilians. From copter as it takes off. Medic at doorway of copter in flight. Copter lands and the medic gets out. Pilot seated in copter adjusts helmet. CU, mud and blood on feet of wounded man in copter. Soldiers removing weapons from downed AH- 1G copter in rice paddy. Silhouette of pilot at controls of UH- 1D in flight at sunset. UH-1D takes and and returns to revetment. Crew members get off (underexposed).

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection