EVACUATION OF U.S. DEPENDENTS, DA NANG AB AND TAN SON NHUT AB, VIETNAM Reel 1 · Part 2

Description

Coverage of departure of US dependents from Da Nang and Saigon. Also (first 200') scenes of Ambassador Maxwell Taylor and Gen William C. Westmoreland at ceremonies during which flag-draped caskets of US servicemen were decorated by Republic of South Vietnam. (Shot list to follow.) Reel 1: 1) Scenes of flag-draped coffins arriving on flight line in station wagons. 2) Shows pallbearers (US servicemen) placing coffins on supports. 3) Scenes of VNAF band playing and Vietnamese officer placing decorations on flag. 4) Shows Ambassador Taylor and Gen Westmoreland at ceremonies. 5) Scenes of Gen Westmoreland saluting caskets, then walking away. 6) Shows Army CV-2B (AC-1A) with nose radome taxiing to stop on flight line. 7) Scenes of women and children being helped out of CV-2B and boarding busses. 8) Shows Army doctor checking medical records of dependents. 9) Scenes of baggage on dolly at rear of C-130E and dependents boarding C-130E. 10) LS to CU pan right with C-123B's taking off. 11) Scenes of dependents walking to C-130E, saying goodby and boarding aircraft. 12) Shows C-130E engine starting. 13) Scenes of family leaving house, getting into Jeep station wagon and driving away. 14) Shows clerks checking passports of dependents. 934' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: 1) Scenes of USAF officer and family leaving house, getting into car, backing out of driveway, family at Tan Son Nhut Airport, dependents boarding Pan-American 707 and 707 starting to taxi. 2) LS pan left with Pan American 707 taking off. 407' Total footage in reel.

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities