FACES OF RESCUE, SOUTHEAST ASIA Reel 2 · Part 2

Description

Film shows activities of A-1Es, HH-53s and HC-130P in effecting the rescue of a downed airman in unfriendly territory. Reel 1 - ROLL: R30G-OL-070. 1) MS two A-1Es (Sandy) taking off. ROLL: R30C-OL-070. 2) Pilots arriving at revetments by van, climbing and being strapped into A-1E cockpit. 3) MCU A-1E engine starts in revetments. 4) MS three A-1Es taxiing out. 5) MLS A-1E takeoff. ROLL: R30D-OX-0226. 6) MCU rotor assembly of HH-53 starting to revolve, tail rotor of second helicopter in background. 7) MS right front three view HH-53 rotors revolving, crew boarding, aircraft taxiing forward out of revetment and turning. 8) HH-53 taxiing -- day is overcast and dark. 9) MS pan left, HH-53 taxiing and taking off following previously airborne HH-53. 10) MLS crew of five walking to HH-53 parked in revetment and entering aircraft. ROLL: R30F-35. 11) Aerial of water, no subject. 12) AMLS low angle left side view Sandy (A-1E) in flight. 13) AMS left side view two A-1Es flying wing over estuary terrain. 14) AMLS left side view low angle two A-1Es in wing formation, flying over water off coastline; aircraft bank and turn seaward. 15) AMS CU left side view A-1Es in flight - aircraft armed with rockets. 16) ACU armament on wing pylon of A-1E in flight. 17) Series of aerial scenes A-1E in flight, pan down to ships riding at anchor in bay. 18) ACU village in Vietnam. ROLL: R30D-OX-009. 19) MS HH-53 taxiing from revetment and turning. 20) INT- left side view HH-53 takeoff and flight past HH-53 revetments. 21) INT rescue command post, sergeants at duties and using telephones. 22) MLS FV two HH-53s on approach and landing. 710' Total footage in reel. Reel 2 - ROLL: R30F-OX-36. 1) AMLS two HH-53s in flight over water and coast, aircraft are joined by two A-1Es. 2) AMS two HH-53s in flight joined by HC-130P overtaking and flying above HH-53s --flight is over village and cultivated land. 3) HC-130P lowering hose and refueling HH-53s. 4) AMS left side view A-1E in flight. 5) ALS HC-130P refueling HH-53s, two A-1Es flying flank. 6) AMs left side view HC-130P refueling HH-53, two A-1Es flying on either side of refueling aircraft, Sandies pull ahead. ROLL: R30C-1X-002. 7) AMCU left side view A-1E in low altitude flight over water, mountains in background, aircraft armed with rockets and mini-guns. 8) CU pilot's head and view through windshield of low flying HH-53. 9) HH-53 hoisting two men on tree penetrator. 650' Total footage in reel. Reel 3 - R30F-OX-34. 1) AMs extreme low angle HC-130P in flight, banking and turning right. 2) AMS left side view HC-130P in flight and turning. 3) ALS left side view HC-130 in flight. 4) AMS extreme low angle HH-53 in low level flight over jungle. 5) AMS extreme low angle HH-53 hovering over jungle. 6) HH-53 hovering -- zoom to distant area and A-1Es coming in, HH-53 moves on. 7) HH-53 in flight. ROLL: R30C-1X-004. 8) CU views, through windshield of helicopter, of HC-130P in flight as HC-130P lets out refueling boom. 9) Series of scenes of HC-130P refueling from the HH-53P. 10) AMS right side view A-1Es in flight. 460' Total footage in reel.

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities