CONGO AIRLIFT, LEOPOLDVILLE AND ELIZABETHVILLE, REPUBLIC OF CONGO Reel 5 · Part 3

Description

Coverage of USAF activities during the Congo crisis in September 1964, during which food, supplies and troops were flown into the area, and civilians evacuated. Includes scenes of C-130E landing and taking off from airport and dirt strips, AV's of jungle and Congolese villages, as well as briefing session for USAF and USA personnel, and Army H-34 helicopters taking off. (Shot list to follow.) Reel 1, 860': 1) LS's across loading area, showing parked C-47, C-54, H-19 and C-130 aircraft. 2) USAF officers giving briefing, using organizational chart on wall, Africa and Congo maps. Reel 2, 727': 1) Series of scenes of USAF and Army officers briefing troops of 2nd Division and USAF. 2) CU C-130 aircrew at stations during flight included pilot, co-pilot and engineer. 3) Airstrip as seen from C-130 cockpit during landing. Reel 3, 790': 1) LS two Army H-34's landing on concrete strip. 2) AV's of airport and vicinity as seen from H-34 door. 3) MS food and supplies stored in hangar. 4) Forklift truck loading supplies aboard TAC C-130E. 5) USMC radio jeep parked near runway showing operator talking into microphone. 6) Airmen working on C-130E engine. Reel 4, 783': 1) Armored Recon Car driving aboard TAC C-130E. 2) C-130E's landing to left. 3) Jeeps entering and leaving quarters past MP. 4) Food and supplies stacked inside hangar. 5) US Army and USAF personnel in briefing session. Reel 5, 742': 1) Series of scenes of C-130E parked near runway, with soldiers standing guard around it. 2) Civilian unloading supplies from C-130E. 3) USAF and US Army officers checking map of Leopoldville beside H-34. 4) Army H-34's in front of hangar, starting engines, then lifting off. 5) Airstrip as seen from cockpit during low pass, then approach and landing. 6) Civilians unloading fuel drums from C-130E. 7) C-130E's taking off and landing on dirt strip. 8) AV's of jungle in Congo, then village and airstrip.

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities