CLOSE AIR SUPPORT, VIETNAM Part 1

Description

Covers close air support by F-4s and A-4s in support of USMC operations. Includes several strikes very close to friendly positions. (Photographed by Navy cameraman.) REEL 1: l) Group of marines with Viet Cong prisoner. 2) F-4s and A-4s in passes over ridge followed by bomb explosions on hillside. 3) Marines watching close air support strikes. 4) Hut burning. 5) Marines searching Viet Cong camp and viewing bomb damage. 6) Marine holding badly damaged rifle. 7) Marines walking through elephant grass and rice paddy. 8) Bomb explosions on ridge. 9) Marine officer looking at map and talking on field radio. 10) A-4 in passes over area. 11) F-4 in passes over area and firing rockets.

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities