BIG EYE EC-121H, VIETNAM AND TAIWAN Reel 1 · Part 1

Description

Documentation of EC-121H Air Defense Fighter Control operations showing aircraft taxiing, taking off, and in flight, flight crews during mission, at duty stations, relaxing in crew lounge, and aircraft maintenance. Also shows armed F-4's taxiing and taking off from Da Nang AB. Reel 1: SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7G-132. DA NANG AB. 2' MS of camouflaged F-4C's carrying Sparrows and Sidewinders and camouflaged F-4D carrying napalms, wing tanks, and gun pod SUU-16/A M61, 20mm gun taxiing past camera to right. 54' ELS's to LS of four F-4's taking off one after the other to the right. 79' EDITOR'S SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7G-149. DA NANG. 82' LS from under wing of C-123 as a camouflaged F-4C taxis out of revetment and past camera to right. 102' LS's of two camouflaged F-4C's carrying missiles taxiing to right and left. 132' LS's from under nose of F-4C as camouflaged F-4D taxis out from revetment area with tailaway shot -- F-4C with SUU-7A/A dispenser taxis into scene. 177' EDITOR'S SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-1701. 181' LS through EC-121H windscreen as aircraft flies over ships in harbor at Da Nang. 197' SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X- (BLANK). 201' AMS of ocean -- EC-12lH engine in fg. 218' SLATE: ROLLS: R30C-7X-1790 AND 1791. TAIWAN. 223' Scenes of flight crews leaving two-story wooden barracks, putting their baggage into pickup truck, getting into Metro truck as seen through door opening, and both vehicles pulling away. 329' Travel shot of Metro truck arriving at EC-121 -- shows flight crew getting out of Metro truck and loading baggage into aircraft. 418' SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-1792. 422' MS's including high angle from aircraft of flight crew boarding. 436' MS left FV of EC-12lH inboard engine starting, ground maintenance man giving engine start and taxi out signals, chocks being pulled, and aircrafft taxiing out. 499' LS of EC-121H taking off to left. 520' SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-1793. TAIWAN. 523' Scenes of mechanics working on EC-12lH right outboard engine -- shows prop turning and crew chief in doorway of aircraft. 606' MCU & CU of ADC insignia on tail of EC-121H. 617' SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-1794. 620' Scenes of mechanics changing spark plugs in EC-121H. 713' MS's of line crewman working at desk on flight line. 720' SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-2596 (ON SLATE). TAN SON NHUT AB. 723' MS of Big Bye crew going down flight of steps. 728' MS & MLS left FV of EC-12lH engines starting -- shows aircraft taxiing out. 764' ELS to LS of EC-121H on takeoff run to left. 779' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-2816. 1' MS of sweep on radar screen with CU of the operator's face (airman second class). 29' MS high angle looking over shoulder of two radar operators at consoles. 43' CU FV of face of radar operator. 52' MS FV & SV of plotters marking on transparent plotting board. 71' MS & CU of radio monitor at station. 89' MS of radar operator (Senior Director 1Lt Decarlo) as seen through plotting board. 97' SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-2936. TAN SON NHUT AB. 100' MS left SV of EC-121H engines starting. 106' MS RV of EC-121H taxiing out. 120' LS to MLS to MS of EC-121H in RTO to left and taxiing out left frame. 170' MLS of flight crew boarding BC-121H. 175' SLATE: ROLL: R30C-7X-2902. 178' MCU's zoom in to CU's and back of a first lieutenant and Maj Banks speaking individually -- shows Maj Banks getting up from his seat and walking up to cockpit. 353' EDITOR'S SLATE: ROLLS: R30C-7B-106 AND 107. 358' ALS's, AMLS's & AMS's of EC-121H in flight to right and left above clouds and camera aircraft passing under and over EC-121H. 545' Total footage in reel. Reel 3: SLATE: ROLL: 1. 4' AMS's of EC-121H engine and wingtip tank during flight. 29' AV's through EC-121 windscreen as aircraft makes pass over aircraft carrier ENTERPRISE. 68' AMS of EC-121H engine during flight. 75' AMCU's of copilot at station. 91' SLATE: ROLL: 2. 93' Scenes of scopes showing intensity of echo and sweep with blips on radarscopes. 153' AMS & AMCU of crew off station eating flight lunches. 181' AMS & AMCU's of flight engineer, pilot, and copilot at their stations. 224' AMS's of Capt Erickson reading and others writing letters and lying down relaxing. 251' AMS's of weather radar, radio, and radar operators at their stations -- shows the latter marking on face of scope. 398' Total footage in reel.

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities