CONTACT AIRLINES STORY, TAN SON NHUT AB AND CAM RANH BAY AB, VIETNAM Reel 1 · Part 3

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Coverage of contract airlines supplementing the armed forces in airlifting cargo and passengers. Reel 1: SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-1608. TAN SON NHUT. 4': LS & MLS's of military personnel debarking from a Pan Am Boeing 707 and walking to Saigon Tan Son Nhut Airport terminal. 48': MCU SV of Saigon Tan Son Nhut Airport sign on terminal. 54': LS's high angle of airport showing parked Pan Am Boeing 707, Pan Am DC-6 and other contract airlines -- top of dead tree in fg of last scene. 77': EDITOR'S SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-2106. TAN SON NHUT. 80': MS of Lt. Col. Trimble of the 7th AF Plans & Operations boarding aircraft -- Air France on side of ramp. 95': SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-2106. 102': Scenes of ramp being pushed up to Pan Am Boeing 707, USA, AF officers and EM alighting, stewardesses and troops going toward terminal. 165': MCU & CU's of USAF EM getting on Personnel Processing bus. 179': EDIT0R'S SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-2228. TAN SON NHUT. 183': LS & MS of EM boarding Personnel Processing bus. 222': LS's & MS's of military personnel boarding Pan Am Boeing 707 -- armed jeep in fg, stewardess as troops pass and aircraft taxiing to left. 283': SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-2229. TAN SON NHUT. 290': MS of two Canadian officers wearing shorts meeting as they walk on flight line. 299': Scenes of troops boarding Pan Am Boeing 707 and EM checking passengers tickets as they move through gate -- stewardess and AP on duty. 378': Total footage in reel. Reel 2: SLATE: ROLL: R30C-6D-322. CAM RANH BAY AB. 4': LS of United Air Lines DC-8 climbing after takeoff to left. 12': Scenes of freight being off loaded from World Airways Boeing 707-320C with CU's of World Airways insignia and part of airlines name. 75': MS & MCU of AP's in armed jeep observing the unloading operation. 88': EDITOR'S SLATE: ROLL: R30C-6D326. CAM RANH BAY AB. 92': Scenes of Pan Am Boeing 707 taxiing past camera with CU of insignia on tail section. 140': SLATE: ROLL: R30C-6D326. CAM RANH BAY AB. 148': LS's of World Airlines Boeing 707-320C taxiing out to runway and in flyover with tail away shot of the aircraft. 189': SLATE: ROLL: R30C-6D-330. CAM RANH BAY AB. 207': LS's of Pan Am Boeing 707-320G landing to left and freight being unloaded. 270': MS of World Airways Boeing 707-320C taxiing out. 287': SLATE: ROLL: R30C-6D-332. CAM RANH BAY AB. 293'; LS & MS of Pan Am DC-6 taxiing to left with CU of engine stopping -- sand blowing across ramp. 320': Scenes of ramp being pushed up to Pan Am DC-6, USA troops debarking, troops boarding bus and busses leaving area -- shows the DC-6 rise section. 384': SLATE: ROLL: R30C-6D-336. CAM RANH BAY AB. 396': LS RV as a Boeing 707 flies over and goes in for a landing. 411': MS's & CU of Pan Am DC-6 taxiing in, ramp being pushed up to aircraft, troops debarking and loading into chartered R&R bus. 464': SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-887. TAN SON NHUT AB. 472': CU of title: CAM RANH BAY. 493': MLS of Airlift Int. DC-7 taxiing left behind USA tank and concertina barbwire. (Airlift Int. taken from captions) 516': SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-2255. TAN SON NHUT AB. 525': LS's & MS of Pan Am Boeing 707-320C's as freight is off loaded -- AP watching. (Raining) 588': CU's of titles: CONTRACT AIRLINES IN RVN, BIEN HOA AND DA NANG. 617': Total footage in reel. Reel 3: SLATE: ROLLS: R36C-7X-242 AND 246. TAN SON NHUT AB. Night scenes of TWA Boeing 707 taxiing in, ramp being pushed up to aircraft, USA, USN and AF personnel debarking and going into terminal -- AP of 377th Air Police Sq on duty, baggage truck pulling away from aircraft as another arrives and starts uploading baggage and fueling of Boeing 707. 197': Total footage in reel.

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities