New "ranch hand" spray device Part 1

Description

Covers "Ranch Hand" project under direction of the 315th Troop Carrier Group (Assault) in which a tail boom has been added to C-123B aircraft equipped with wing booms for covering a wider area during defoliation missions. Includes filling of spray tank, testing and operational defoliation mission. (Shot list to follow.) Reel 1 719': 1' MCUs of C-123B equipped with wing and tail spray booms parked -- ground crewmen holding and carrying hose from aircraft. 50' AMSs & AMCUs VNAF A-1H in flight to left. 109' C-123B with spray booms taxiing, turning, parked, and spray devices being tested. 224' AVs of results of defoliation mission in wooded area bordering road. 344' Ground crewmen carrying hose from storage tank to C-123B and filling spray tank. 532' AV's INT C-123B showing spray emitting from wing and tail spray booms. 674' AVs INT C-123B showing copilot and pilot at controls and landing approach at Tan Son Nhut AB.

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities