FORWARD AIR CONTROLLER, DA NANG AB, VIETNAM Reel 2 · Part 1

Description

Covers activities of O-1E FAC aircraft of the 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. Includes aircraft engine starts, takeoffs, landings and maintenance and AV's of aircraft firing smoke marker rockets and circling area during air strike. Reel 1: 1) LS of two O-1E's taxiing to runway and taking off to left. 2) Scenes of FAC boarding O-1E and adjusting gear. 3) Crew chief signaling engine start. 4) FAC and observer checking map for flight route. 5) AV of target area during bomb runs. 6) AV of O-1E diving toward targets and firing smoke rocket. 7) ACU of smoke rocket being fired from wing tube. 8) ALS of F-100's making strafing runs over ground targets. 9) CU of O-1E wheel during takeoff. 10) AMS of O-1E peeling off and circling valley. 874' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: 1) CU's & MS's of O-1E propeller turning and aircraft starting to taxi toward runway. 2) LS pan right with two O-lE's taking off together. 3) MS of two O-1E's taxiing toward crew chief and stopping after mission. 4) Crewmen refueling O-1E on flight line. 5) AV of O-1E in flight to right. 6) CU of airmen putting oil in O-1E engine, then checking oil level and fastening access door. 7) CU of 20th TASS insignia on tail of aircraft. 8) Airmen checking firing circuits on rocket launchers, then loading smoke rockets. 9) AV from cockpit of smoke rocket being fired into jungle, then smoke rising from bomb explosions. 842' Total footage in reel.

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities