A-1E AIR STRIKE MISSIONS 8218, 7176 AND 8222, VIETNAM Part 6

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PILOT: Capt. William J. Richardson DATE: 01/27/1965 MISSION: 8218 ARMAMENT: GP bombs FPS: 200 AIRCRAFT: A-1E No. 52-13663 ROLL: R33-D-5 TARGET: Coordinates Victor Quebec 961801 and 800720 along river to 71698. Aft. camera: Shows pass over Mekong Delta area and canal and smoke lifting from GP bomb drop. PILOT: 1/Lt. Roderic A. Graf DATE: 01/28/1965 MISSION: 7176 ARMAMENT: 750-lb GP bombs FPS: 200 AIRCRAFT: A-1A No. 52-13663. ROLL: R33-D6 TARGET: Coordinates YT 151330 Phuoc Thanh Province. Aft camera: Shows passes over jungle, winding river and smoke rising from GP bomb strike in woods near river. Also shows another A-1E in dive. PILOT: 1/Lt. Roderic A. Graf DATE: 01/28/1965 MISSION: 8222 ARMAMENT: Napalm 750-lb FPS: 200 AIRCRAFT: A-1E No. 52-32445 TARGET: 248DG, 25 NM from Soc Trang. Coordinates WR 612 425. Aft camera: Shows pass over lowland, waterway -- smoke and fire belching from explosion near huts along waterway. PILOT: Capt. William J. Richardson DATE: 01/27/1965 MISSION 8218 AIRCRAFT: A-1E No. 52-13663 ARMAMENT: Napalms, 750-lb W.P. bombs. FPS: 64 ROLL: R33D-8 TARGET: Coordinates Victor Quebec 961801 and 800720 along river to 71698. Fwd camera: shows A-1E ahead dropping two 750-lb. napalms--bombs exploding near canal (Nam Can); A1-E climbing out clean; low pass over Mekong Delta area; and white phosphorous bombs exploding in dense area at small fishing village. PILOT: 1/Lt. Roderic A. Graf DATE: 01/28/1965 AIRCRAFT: A-1E No. 52-13663 MISSION: 7176 ARMAMENT: Frag bombs FPS: 64 ROLL: R33D-8 TARGET: Coordinates YT 151330 Phuoc Thanh Province. Forwardd camera: footage during climb-out, smoking targets from frag bombs and napalms and pass over river. 734' Total footage in reel.

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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