ACTIVITIES AT TAKHLI RTAFB, THAILAND Part 1

Description

Coverage of KC-135A activities at Takhli showing overall views of air base; airmen eating in dinning hall; officers resting in quarters; AV's of KC-135A refueling F-105D's, KC-135A's, F-105D's and RB-66B's; AV of F-4C taking off; and USAF personnel sightseeing around temples. Includes scenes of KC-135A flight line at Kadena AB, Okinawa. Reel 1: 1) AV of four F-105's refueling from KC-135A. 2) Scenes of outdoor stands at Takahli showing lots buying hats. 3) Maintenance men working on KC-135A engine. 4) Shows KC-135A taxiing on flight line, then starting takeoff run to left, followed by RB-66B. 5) F-105D's taking off directly overhead, followed by F-4C and KC-135A. 6) MS of sign on Building: CRASH RESCUE, TAKHLI AIR BASE, THAILAND. 7) USAF personnel sightseeing around temple, taking pictures, and looking at temple and riverfront. 8) Series of views of temples and sightseers. 9) Pilots resting in quarters, sleeping, reading, writing letters, then leaving room. 10) Pilots walking past sign: HEADQUARTERS SO., 4252ND STRATEGIC WING (SAC). 11) AV of KC-135A in flight above fleecy clouds. 12) Airmen eating in dining hall. 989': Total footage in reel. Reel 2: 1) Scenes at Takhli AB showing outside supply dump, POL area, airmen's hutches, grader working on road, and KC-135A's on flight line. 2) AV's of four F-105D's refueling from KC-135A above clouds. 3) View from bombers's compartment of F-105D's being fueled. 4) USAF and Thai personnel in control tower. 5) KC-135A taxiing past control tower to flight line parking. 6) Troops debarking KC-135A. 757': Total footage in reel. Reel 3: 1) Aircraft commander preflight KC-135A, then boarding aircraft. 2) Series of views of KC-135A flight line at Kadena AB. 3) KC-135A taxiing from hardstand toward runway. 4) Fork lift unloading crates from truck in supply area. 5) Thai workers erecting Quonset-type structures. 395': Total footage in reel.

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities