USAF SUPPORTS HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF, BARKSDALE AFB, PORT SULPHUR AND NEW ORLEANS NAVAL AIR STATION, LOUISIANA Reel 3 · Part 1

Description

Covers assistance given to disaster relief efforts of charitable organizations following Hurricane Betsy. (Shot list to follow.) Reel 1, 905': 1' Clothing and food being sorted and stored in warehouse. 184' Collectors placing goods aboard USAF truck. 315' Group of USAF truck drivers beside vehicles and looking at maps. 350' MS's of building and sign: THE SALVATION ARMY. 393' MS's of Operations Building and sign: BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE HOME OF HQ SECOND AIR FORCE HQ SECOND BOMB WING with unit insignias. 424' Airmen packing clothing, banding, weighing and labeling boxes, then transporting boxes by forklift to truck. Reel 2, 856': 1' MLS & MS's of SAC C-123B landing to right, taxiing in and parked at New Orleans NAS. 114' LS's of goods being offloaded from C-123B. 160' MLS USN P-2E in landing approach. 177' Boxes being loaded aboard truck by forklift. 211' MS's of SAC C-97 parked -- disaster relief van at forward cargo door. 255' MCU officer talking with civilian as C-97 is offloaded in background. 262' Van door closing and disaster relief van leaving flight line (New Orleans NAS). 318' Workers unloading goods from Volunteers of America Truck at Port Sulphur High School. 477' CU Red Cross flag on mast. 494' MLS & MS's of SAC C-97 landing, taxiing in, and parked at New Orleans NAS. 672' Victims leaving Port Sulphur High School with donated clothing. 815' Hurricane damage to mobile homes and automobiles. Reel 3, 870': 1' Louisiana National Guard troops checking passes and clearing vehicles at roadblock. 136' Hurricane damage to mobile homes and houses. 178' INT van as Red Cross worker closes door. 184' Workers unloading goods from Volunteers of America truck at Port Sulphur High School. 343' MS's of sign: US NAVAL AIR STATION NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, ALVIN CALLENDAR FIELD. 392' Red Cross vehicle moving across flight line at New Orleans NAS. 407' MS FV C-97 taxiing in at New Orleans NAS. 453' MS C-97 No. 2 engine stopping. 464' Disaster relief van arriving at side of C-97, boxes being offloaded by workers and forklift, and placed in vans. 689' Tug (name ARCTURUS) and small cargo ship aground. 746' Hurricane damage to houses. 778' Victims in line at Port Sulphur firehouse and receiving innoculations. Reel 4, 885': 1' USAF truck backing to shipping dock, being loaded with boxes, leaving warehouse and passing through gate (Barksdale AFB). 322' Security sign outside gate to Barksdale AFB. 337' Officer briefing group of USAF drivers and Boy Scouts, Boy Scouts collecting donations and carrying boxes into warehouse. 528' Victims selecting clothing at Port Sulphur High School. 708' Rotating red light atop emergency vehicle. 721' MS C-123B No.1 engine stopping. 733' Workers and airmen transferring boxes from SAC C-123B to truck, and truck leaving area (New Orleans NAS).

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities