Air Force Support To Marines, Khe Sanh, Vietnam Part 12

Description

Covers airlift of equipment and supplies to Marine Camp at Khe Sanh during Operation Niagara. Shows C-l30B, C-l30E and C-7A making taxi delivery of cargo and evacuating wounded. Reel 1: 0' ROLL: 314. l) ELSs troops running to C-l30B, carrying wounded on stretchers. 2) ELSs C-l30B taxiing out and taking off. 3) MSs tank on tower and large no smoking sign in foreground, MSs anemometer. 69' ROLL: 300 4) LSs supply dump. 5) ECUs C-l30B making taxi delivery of cargo pallets. 6) MSs troops walking to evacuation flight tent. 7) C-l30B taxiing in, troops attaching toe ramps and cargo rolling out as C-130B taxis away. 175' ROLL: 311. 8) MLSs C-7A taxiing in, forklift offloading cargo and moving it to supply dump. 280' ROLL: 237B. 9) C-l30B taxiing in, troops attaching toe ramps and cargo rolling out during taxi delivery. 10) MSs forklift hauling cargo pallets to supply dump. 11) FVs and RVs C-l30E taking off. 12) Forklift offloading cargo from C-l30B. 386' ROLL: 310. 13) LSs and MSs C-130E making taxi delivery of cargo, crates rolling down ramp and tipping over on runway. 481' ROLL: 237A. 14) MSs troops running to C-130B with toe ramps, attaching them, cargo rolling out of aircraft. 587' ROLL: 313. 15) CUs sign: KHE SANH ELEVATION 1500 FEET WELCOME 15TH AERIAL PORT SQUADRON USAF DET 13. 16) MSs bunkered radar antennas moving. 17) MSs control tower, CUs operator talking into microphone. 18) C-130B taxiing in, troops debarking. 687' ROLL: 238. 19) C-130B taxiing, ground controller signaling, forklift offloading cargo. 20) ELSs fire and smoke from F-4 strafing passes. 784' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: 0' ROLL: 358. l) CUs troops loading cargo into C-130B, MS K-loader driving away. 57' ROLL: 311. 2) INT aircraft cargo compartment, airmen rigging cargo delivery system equipment. 143' ROLL: 320. 3) INT views C-l30 cockpit, pilot, copilot, and control panel. 226' ROLL: 833. 4) MCUs forklift operator moving pallets of equipment. 329' ROLL: 370. 5) MSs forklift loading pallets into aircraft. 6) CUs airman watching aircraft loading. 454' ROLL: 225. 7) Troops loading cargo into C-130E. 542' ROLL: 217. 8) C-l30B taking off to right. 9) C-130A taking off, C-l30B landing. 641' ROLL: 218. 10) MSs ground controller guiding C-130E. 11) C-l30B making taxi delivery of cargo. 720' Total footage in reel.

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities