STOCK FOOTAGE FOR MAY 1965, BUILDUP AT DA NANG AV, VIETNAM, AND KORAT AB, THAILAND Reel 3 · Part 3

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Coverage of buildup in Southeast Asia showing AV's of Korat AB, Thailand; B-57B air strikes from Tan Son Nhut AB; activities at Monkey Mountain Radar Site near Da Nang AB, and F-100D's, F-102A's, F-104C's and F-105D's landing and taking off from Da Nang AB. Reel 1, 325': 1) AV's of Korat AB, Thailand, showing bomb dump, loading area and flight line. 2) AV's of hutment area and administrative buildings at Korat showing new buildings under construction. Reel 2, 749': Two MS's of B-57B engines starting, then aircraft beginning to taxi to left. 154' CU's of pilot and copilot boarding B-57B. 198' LS of B-57B being pulled out of mud by tug. 216' LS's to MS's pan left with B-57B's taking off. 314' LS of B-57B's parked on ramp. 350' Scenes of aircrew preflight checking B-57B on flight line and removing safety pins. Reel 3, 804': MS' s & CU's of airmen unloading 500-lb bombs from trailer with MJ-1 mobile handler. 200' CU's of 500-lb bomb being positioned in B-57B bomb bay. 405' AV'S of B-57B above photo plane. 454' AV from B-57B cockpit during dive bombing attack showing bomb bay doors opening and 500-lb bombs dropping in train. 609' MS pan left with B-57B taxiing toward hardstand after mission, then being pushed onto PSP hardstand. 760' MS's of airmen working on B-57B wing. Reel 4, 806': MS of crew chief signaling directions to B-57B in background. 65' CU of tug hooking up to tow bar. 89' CU of pilot in B-57B cockpit. 120' ECU of B-57B wheels rolling on PSP, then crewman chocking wheels. 165' CU of pilot debarking and talking to crew chief. 201' AV of ground from B-57B aft cockpit during low-level strafing run. 226' AV of two B-57B's in flight to right over clouds. 370' AV of two B-57B's over Saigon, then circling for landing approach. 401' ECU's & CU's of airmen loading 500-lb bombs on B-57B parked on PSP hardstand. 610' CU of B-57B engine start as seen from cockpit. 645' MS of B-57B taxiing on flight line to runup stand. 656' CU of runway from B-57B cockpit during takeoff. 675' CU of B-57B engine and wing from cockpit. 687' AV's of B-57B in flight to right, second aircraft joining formation, then AV's of aircraft in flight toward target area. Reel 5, 781': Scenes of jeep going through gate at base of mountain, climbing road to Monkey Mountain Radar Site and entering site past sandbagged .50 caliber gun position. 147' MS of two radomes at Monkey Mountain Radar Site. 175' MS of two F-104C's taxiing to runway. 219' MS pan left with four F-104C's taking off in pairs at minimum intervals. 307' MS of F-104C's taxiing toward camera. 385' LS of A-1H's parked on flight line. 412' LS of F-4C's parked on ramp behind C-123B's. 430' LS of VNAF personnel debarking truck at A-1H flight line. 445' MS of VNAF personnel inspecting 2.75" rocket pods under A-1H wing. 476' CU of VNAF pilot in A-1H cockpit. 490' MS of 500-lb bombs being positioned on A-1H pylons by VNAF personnel. 590' CU of VNAF airmen positioning bomb on pylon as VNAF officer watches. 643' LS of three F-100D's taking off to right. 688' CU of F-100D taxiing to left -- camera pans with aircraft. 712' MCU & LS of F-102A's parked on flight line at Da Nang AB. 761' MCU pan left with F-100D taxiing past. Reel 6, 821': AV's of bomb dump in revetments at Da Nang AB. 156' AV of Navy LSU at beach with three aircraft deck-loaded. 211' AV's of Monkey Mountain Radar Site near Da Nang AB. 327' Shows VNAF A-1H taxiing on taxiway and out toward runway. 352' AV of ground radar (fixed) antenna. 417' Scenes of F-102A taxiing from parking place to runway, then taking off to right. 512' MS of two F-104C's at end of runway, then taking off to left together. 533' ELS to MS pan left with F-102A landing. 561' MS of three F-104C's taxiing out of revetment. 630' MS of airman entering building. 660' Scenes of USAF and VNAF personnel at stations inside radar site plotting room.

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

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Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities