FLOOD RELIEF, VIETNAM Reel 2 · Part 2

Description

Coverage of 13 VNAF C-47's, piloted by Vietnamese and USAF pilots, airlifting supplies from Tan Son Nhut AB to Rach Gia. Also shows flooded areas and distribution of food in a small village in the Kien Thanh Province being made to inhabitants who were left homeless in the Mekong Delta area from severe floods caused by heavy monsoon rains. Reel 1 - SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-1448. 3' LS's to MLS's of two VNAF C-47's taking off and three landing at Rach Gia Airport. 67' LS of VNAF C-47 turning around and taking off to right. 86' MLS of VNAF C-47 taxiing in toward Rach Gia tower. 104' SLATE: ROLL: R3OC-7X-1449. 106' LS's VNAF C-47's taxiing out and toward Rach Gia tower -- VNAF C-47 landing in background. 169' LS's of food and supplies to be distributed and the people waiting for it in small village located in Kien Thanh Province. 199' EDITOR'S SLATE. ROLLS: R3OC-7X-1450, 1451, 1452, 1453 AND 1455. 202' Series of scenes showing Vietnamese Army trucks pulling into compound; Vietnamese workers unloading truck; Girl Scouts passing bags down chain line; CU of Vietnam flag flying; Vietnamese people receiving tickets for food and supplies, receiving food and leaving in jitney bus and dugout boat and Lt Col L. K. Cuong, 33rd VNAF Wing Comdr, and another officer sipping drink. 713' Total footage in reel. Reel 2 - SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-146O. 3' MLS's and MS of Lt Col Cuong, Col Gibney, USAF Comdr AFAT No. 1, and Vietnamese officers walking toward terminal at Rach Gia Airport -- shows Lt Col Cuong getting into car. 18' MS's and MCU of Bulgur being offloaded from VNAF C-47 onto truck, then truck pulls away. 55' Shows Girl Scouts standing under wing of VNAF C-47 -- intercut with MS of Rach Gia terminal. 75' MS of VNAF C-47 taxiing to left. 85' SLATE: ROLL R30C-7X-1461. 90' MLS high angle of food and supplies being unloaded from VNAF C-47. 100' MS of convoy stopping in village. 103' CU of Lt Col Cuong talking to two VNAF officers. 107' Scenes of boats leaving dock with VIP's and returning -- intercut with scenes of flood damage to homes along overflooded river channel and small boy operating outboard motorboat. 161' Scenes of guards and people waiting for food distribution and trucks arriving at village square with supplies -- shows offloading operation. 190' EDITOR'S SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-1462. 192' Scenes of Vietnamese military personnel offloading Bulgur and stacking it, Maj Chinh and Lt Col Cuong speaking and people receiving food. 295' SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-147l AND 1472. 301' AV's of flooded villages in the Mekong Delta area, VNAF C-47's on approach and landing at Rach Gia, low pass over Rach Gia landing strip and flooded village along river channe1. 482' SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-1478. TAN SON NHUT AB. 491' Scenes of Bulgur being loaded into VNAF C-47. 565' LS and MS of Girl Scouts getting out of vehicle and singing. 587' SLATE: POLL: R30C-7X-1479. TAN SON NHUT AB. 594' LS's of 11 VNAF C-47's and one USAF C-47 taking off to left. 692' Total footage in reel. Reel 3 - SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-1480. 5' Scenes of two AF pilots talking beside VNAF C-47. 15' Shows Girl Scouts drilling, singing, tossing their hats up, lifting box onto aircraft and boarding VNAF C-47. 53' LS of Vietnamese AF men boarding VNAF C-47. 58' LS and MS of VNAF C-47 engine starting, taxiing out and executing turn. 83' LS of two VNAF C-47's taxiing right. 88' SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-1481 AND 1482. TAN SON NHUT AB. 100' MLS's of four VNAF C-47's taking off to left. 124' Scenes of loading process of yellow corn meal and Bulgur from truck into VNAF C-47. 269' Shows VNAF soldier talking to two USA officers in jeep -- one Lt Col Norris, then jeep drives away -- VNAF flight officers in background. 279' LS of pilot boarding VNAF C-47. 286' MCU's of Vietnamese airman giving signals to pilot. 292' MS's of Vietnamese pilot and engine start. 300' EDITOR'S SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-1483. TAN SON NHUT AB. 302' MS and MLS's of VNAF C-47's taxiing out -- Intercut with engine start. 375' MS's of VNAF C-47 being fueled, door closing on aircraft and VNAF C-47 taxiing out. 404' SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-1329. 410' LS and MS of Lt Col Cuong walking and talking to his staff officers and leaving by car. 436' Scenes of Vietnamese soldiers unloading bags of Bulgur from VNAF C-47 onto truck. 459' LS of Girl Scouts filing over to VNAF C-47. 465' MS of VNAF C-47 taxiing toward camera, executing turn and taxiing out right frame. 477' MS of truck backing up to VNAF C-47. 491' CU of aircraft wheel rolling. 496' LS of VNAF C-47 turning around -- shows props slowing and truck moving up. 510' Total footage in reel.

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities