VNAF A-1H CRASH AND USN A-1H CRASH, DA NANG AB, VIETNAM Reel 1 · Part 1

Description

Covers crash of VNAF A-1H during takeoff and crash of USN A-1H during emergency landing. Reel 1: 1' VNAF armament crews mounting and fusing 250-lb bombs on VNAF A-1H's--USAF advisor observing operation. 162' Shows eight VNAF A-1H's parked in ramp area--several aircraft have engines running. 184' MS HU-16B taxiing to right. 206' MS's and MLS VNAF A1-H's armed with 250-lb and 500-lb bombs taxiing and taking off to right singly. 349' LS VNAF A-1H taxiing out of control in ramp area, crashing into rear of parked C-123B and exploding. 372' Wreckage of C-123B and VNAF A-1H burning. 381' Shows camouflage netting over USMC tank in revetment--VNAF A-1H's taking off in background. 423' LS to MS VNAF A-1H taking off over camera. 450' LS VNAF A-1H veering from runway during takeoff run, crossing field to ramp area, crashing into rear of parked C-123B and exploding. 479' MLS's and MS's wreckage of C-123B and VNAF A-1H burning. 701' MS's and MCU's forward half of C-123B fuselage being towed--parts of A-1H attached to damaged aircraft--intercut with USAF personnel, including Col William O. Ezell, expressing their reactions to the incident. 782' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: 1' Damaged USN A-1H No. 39790 being transported on flatbed trailer from runway--aircraft is armed with LAU-10/A 5-inch Zuni rocket launchers. 125' ELS to MS USN F-8E, armed with Sidewinders, in approach and landing to left. 180' MLS to MS C-123B in approach and landing to left, 218' LS to MS to LS USN A-1H in approach, with one landing gear partially retracted and one landing gear retracted, landing and skidding to a stop. 279' LS HH-43F with FSK underslung hover over crash site. 317' Total footage in reel.

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities