C-7A STORY, VIETNAM Reel 3 · Part 1

Description

Covers airlift operations by C-7As of the 483d Tactical Airlift wing (TAW). Includes aerial views of several of the remote sites served by the C-7As. Reel 1 - ROLL: R30C-8D-2527. 1) Forklift loading cargo into C-7A. 2) PLADS drop seen from cargo compartment of C-7A, then rear door closing. 3) PLADS drop near river, seen from C-7A cargo compartment. 62' ROLL: R30C-8D-2528. 4) MCU C-7A number one engine starting. 5) MS left SV and LS RV C-7A taxiing. 6) MSs one C-7A taking off and another landing to right on dirt strip. 7) US Army technical sergeant helping Vietnamese woman and child to board rear of C-7A. 8) Forklift loading palletized cartons onto C-7A. 168' ROLL: R30C-8D-2529. 9) Vietnamese militiaman unloading two bulls from C-7A, then unloading food supplies onto 2-1/2 ton truck. 10) INT C-7A in flight showing cargo compartment door closing. 257' ROLL: R30C-8D-2530. 11) INT C-7A cargo compartment showing LAPES drop over grassland, then rear door closing. 12) AVs of military post in estuary. 13) Pilot and copilot at controls of airborne C-7A. 358' ROLL: R30C-8D-2531. 14) AVs of fortified hamlet, including view from left side of aircraft as it lands. 15) Vietnamese militiamen unloading cargo from C-7A, as seen from inside and outside the aircraft. 448' ROLL: R30C-8D-2532. 16) C-7A taxiing on metal mat runway. 17) Forklift (driven by a Vietnamese) loading cargo on C-7A. 18) C-7A being fueled from US Army tanker. 553' ROLL: R3)C-8D-2537. 19) Fork1ifts loading cargo on C-7As, intercut with scenes of C-7A being fueled and C-7A taxiing out. 654' ROLL: R30C-8D-2538. 20) Vietnamese militiamen, supervised by US Army technical sergeant, unloading cargo from C-7A on dirt airstrip. 21) C-7A taking off and landing to right on dirt airstrip (good scenes). 752' ROLL: R30C-8D-2539. 22) AVs of fortified hamlet and adjacent airstrip (good footage). 23) Vietnamese militiamen and US advisors unloading cargo from C-7A onto 3/4 ton and 2-1/2 ton trucks. 850' ROLL: R30C-8D-2540. 24) Sequence showing C-7A starting number one engine, taxiing out and taking off from dirt strip, landing on metal mat strip, and palletized cargo being loaded aboard by forklift. 849' Total footage in reel. Reel 2 - ROLL: R30C-8D-524. 1) C-7A taxiing in and parking near other C-7As. 2) C-7As taking off, landing, and making touch-and-go landing to right on metal mat runway. 3) LS tails of two C-7A projecting from maintenance hangar. 99' ROLL: R30C-8D-525 Scenes of 536th Tactical Airlift Sq (TAS) building with identifying sign. Scenes of An Khe AAF passenger terminal and of 1st Cavalry Division troops, carrying luggage, as they leave terminal, board C-7A, and debark at Hue Airport. 6) C-7A on ramp with Hue Airport control tower in background. 193' ROLL: R30C-8D-526. 7) C-7A taxiing in, then backing into revetment. 8) MS FV C-7A as engines stop. 9) C-7A taxiing as cargo is dumped from rear of the aircraft. 10) C-7A taking off and landing in clouds of dust. 11) AVs of hamlet and adjacent fields as seen out rear of C-7A during takeoff -- rear door closing as aircraft gains altitude. 297' ROLL: R30C-8D-527. 12) Two pilots approaching unfinished wood building housing 458th TAS and greeting pet monkey before entering building. 13) Scenes of various buildings, including 458th TAS and 483d TAW buildings, at Cam Ranh Bay AB. 379' ROLL: R30C-8X-1038. 14) C-7A taxiing and turning on metal mat runway. 15) Forklift (Vietnamese operator) loading palletized barbed wire on C-7A. 480' ROLL: R30C-8X-2O64. 16) C-7A taking off from dirt runway and passing over camera. 17) C-7A landing on metal mat runway and rolling onto dirt overrun. 18) Forklift loading palletized cargo on C-7A. 577' ROLL: R30C-8X-2067. 19) AVs of series of fortified areas on rugged terrain near a river. 643' ROLL: R30C-8X-2047. 20) Vietnamese militiaman unloading two bulls from C-7A and conducting them along road to pen. 735' ROLL: R30C-8X-2092. 21) Forklift loading palletized cargo into C-7A. 22) Vietnamese militiamen unloading cargo from C-7A onto 3/4 ton and 2-1/2 ton trucks. 836' ROLL: R30C-8X-2532. 23) INT airborne C-7A showing series of paradrops at remote airstrip. 24) Special Forces personnel and Vietnamese civilians boarding C-7A. 25) CUs US Army trooper talking on backpack radio set. 26) AVs of landing strip and adjacent fields. 936' ROLL: R30C-8X-2526. 27) Forklift loading cargo on C-7A as seen from inside and outside the aircraft. 102' Total footage in reel. Reel 3 - ROLL: R30C-8D-501. 1) Sequence showing C-7A taxiing in past helicopter revetments, parking, and stopping engines, and Vietnamese civilians debarking. 204' ROLL: R30C-8D-502. 2) C-7A landing to left and taxiing in past helicopter revetments. 3) Special Forces personnel loading cargo on C-7A, then 2-1/2 ton flatbed truck moving away from rear of aircraft. 206' ROLL: R30C-8D-503. 4) LS RV C-7A taking off and climbing. 5) Series of low angle views of airman working on number one engine of C-7A. 6) LS C-7A taxiing out of C-7A parking area. 304' ROLL: R30C-8D-504. 7) Sequence showing 1st Cavalry Division troops leaving An Khe AAF passenger terminal, boarding C-7A, and debarking at Hue Airport -- includes close-ups of troops' faces and feet as they board the aircraft. 400' ROLL: R30C-8D-505. 8) C-7As taking off and landing to right. 9) C-7A taxiing to left and turning right. 492' ROLL: R30C-8D-506. 10) Runway seen over shoulder of C-7A pilot during approach and landing. 11) CUs pilot and copilot at controls of C-7A. 12) C-7As taking off and landing to left in clouds of dust (good scenes). 13) Building with sign QUANG TRA-BONG in Vietnamese military outpost. 14) Dirt runway and dust cloud seen out rear door of C-7A during takeoff (short scene). 589' ROLL: R30C-8D-507. 15) CUs of signs on unfinished wood building: 483RD TACTICAL AIRLIFT WING and 458TH TACTICAL AIRLIFT SQUADRON. 16) C-7A taxiing to stop, pilot and copilot debarking, walking to squadron headquarters, and playing with pet monkey in front of the building. 657' ROLL: R30C-8D-520. 17) C-7A taxiing out and taking off to left from dirt runway. 18) Series of scenes of C-7A airdrops, including scenes of cargo descending and landing, yellow smoke from flare in drop zone, and US Army trooper talking on backpack radio set in drop zone. 19) LS FV C-7A landing on dirt runway. 759' ROLL: R30C-8D-521. 20) CUs pilot and copilot at controls of C-7A. 21) LSs C-7As landing and taking off to left. 836' ROLL: R30C-8D-522. 22) C-7A taxiing to stop on metal mat runway. 23) Cargo being unloaded from C-7A onto Special Forces flatbed 2-1/2 ton truck. 24) Scenes of C-7As parked and taxiing near barricade improvised from fuel drums. 933' ROLL: R30C-8D-523. 25) C-7As landing, taking off, and taxiing on dirt runway. 26) MS cockpit of C-7A showing pilot and copilot at controls. 1027' Total footage in reel. Reel 4 - ROLL: R36C-8P-24. 1) AMS C-7A in flight to left. 2) ALSs left FV one, two, and three C-7As in flight to left (hazy). 100' Total footage in reel. Reel 5 - ROLL: R30C-8P-18O. 1) Aerial side and rear views of formation of three C-7As in flight. 100' ROLL: R30C-8D-235. 2) LS pan right F-4C landing, followed by HH-43 flying by carrying fire suppression kit -- mountains in background. 3) C-7A taking off to right. 133' ROLL: R30C-8D-406. 4) LS right RV two C-7As in maintenance shelters. 5) Tug towing C-7A along flight line. 6) Vietnamese workers washing C-7A. 236' ROLL: R30C-8D-426. 7) C-7A taxiing on metal mat runway. 8) Sign on brick wall: 483RD TACTICAL AIRLIFT WING. 286' ROLL: R30C-8D-427. 9) Airmen working on number 2 engine of C-7A. 369' ROLL: R30C-8D-428. 10) Vietnamese workers washing C-7A. 458' ROLL: R30C-8D-429. 11) Airman working on number 2 engine of C-7A. 533' ROLL: R30C-8D-430. 12) Airmen working on wing control surfaces of C-7A. 658' ROLL: R30C-8D-431. 13) Airmen working on C-7A engine. 758' ROLL: R30C-8D-432. 14) Airmen working on stand-mounted engine of C-7A. 860' ROLL: R30C-8D-500. 15) Scenes of C-7As taxiing, flight line, and control tower at Can-Tho Airfield. 950' Total footage in reel.

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities