FAC'S AT DA NANG, SOUTHEAST ASIA Reel 1 · Part 1

Description

Covers activities of 20 Tactical Air Support Squadron (TASS) O-2As and OV-10As flying forward air controller missions from Da Nang. Shows aircraft in arming area, taking off, and landing. Also of F-4s making bomb runs and OV-10As assessing damage. Includes CUs of 0-2A and OV-10A pilots at controls. (Shot list to follow.) Reel 1, 673': O' ROLL: 01-9. 1) Series of ECUs of FAC pilot in O-2A cockpit, scanning terrain and writing coordinates on window with grease pencil, looking at chart. 2) AELS fighter-bombers making low passes over enemy positions, tilt down to bomb-bursts on ground. 104' ROLL: 020. 3) Series of ALSe of F-4s making bomb runs along riverbank, intercut with ECUs of FAC pilot in O-2A cockpit, checking map. 4) ALS of O-2A circling over target area, then F-4s making bomb runs and dropping napalm along tree line. 205' ROLL: 0-25. 5) MS O-2A taxiing to left, turning to halt toward camera. 6) MSs of crew chief removing safety pins from rocket canister on O-2A wings, and handing pins to pilot. 7) MS to ELS pan left, O-2A taking off. 264' ROLL: 026. 8) MS of runway, seen from cockpit of O-2A taking off. 9) ALS of Da Nang flight line. 10) AELS, two F-4s in flight to right. 11) ECU of FAC writing coordinates on O-2A window, then checking map. 12) ACU of marker rocket leaving canister. 13) AMS RV O-2A circling over jungle. 370' ROLL: 028. 14) MS to LS pan right, O-2A taking off. 15) LS to MS to LS pan right, OV-10A taking off. 16) ELS to MS to LS pan right, O-2A on final approach and touchdown. 17) LS pan right, OV-10A taking off. 465' ROLL: 0-29. 18) Sequence showing O-2A taxiing from flight line to arming area, and crew chief removing safety pins from rocket canister. 19) LS to MS pan right, OV-10A landing, followed by O-2A. 20) LS Marine F-4 on takeoff run through frame to right. 572' ROLL: 0-31. 21) Sequence showing OV-10A taxiing to halt in arming area, crew chief pulling safety pins from rocket pods, then handing them to pilot. 22) MS of OV-10A taxiing to right from arming area. 23) MS pan right OV-10A on final approach, camera holds on OV-1OA parked in foreground. 24) LS to ELS pan right OV-10A on takeoff run. Reel 2, 719': ROLL: 0-32. 1) Series of AELSs of F-4s dropping napalm and GP bombs on targets near coastline, intercut with AELSs of OV-10A circling target area (flashes from ground fire in some scenes). 2) ACU OV-10A in flight to right. 108' ROLL: 0-33. 3) ECU of FACs handing writing data on OV-10A wind screen. 4) Series of ALSs of OV-10A circling target area, then rolling in and firing marker rocket. 5) ALS of smoke rising from GP bomb-burst. 215' ROLL: 0-34. 6) Series of AVs DDG-21 Cochrane cruising along coastline. 7) LS over pilot's shoulder of coastline. 8) Series of MSs of FAC removing helmet, donning cap, and deplaning OV-10A. 323' ROLL: 0-35. 9) ECUs of OV-10A pilot scanning target area. 10) ALS of target area. 11) Series of ALSs of F-4s dropping napalm and GP bombs on target. 431' ROLL: 0-36. 12) Series of AELSs of artillery shells bursting in target area. 508' ROLL: 0-41. 13) Series of AELSs of OV-10A circling over target area, intercut with AELS of F-4 making bomb run. 616' ROLL: 0-42. 14) Series of AELSs of F-4s dropping napalm and GP bombs in target area. 15) Series of AELSs of OV-10A circling over target area, then making bomb-damage assessment run over smoke from airstrike.

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

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Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities