Air traffic controllers in sea, Da Nang AB, Vietnam Reel 6 · Part 4

Description

Covers activities of Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) in control tower, GCA (Ground Control Approach) and RAPCON (Radar Approach Control) vans, ATRC (Air Traffic Regulation Center) at Monkey Mountain; shows normal operations, emergency operations (staged) and activities during a simulated attack. Reel 1: 0' ROLL: 1X-005 1) Series of CUs of C-130 pilot and copilot at controls during flight. 205' ROLL: 1X-006 2) Scenes of controllers in tower during rainy weather. 525' ROLL: 1X-007 3) Series of scenes of aircraft landing at Da Nang in rainstorm, including F-4E, EB-66, A-37B, and Navy A-4 and A-6. 748' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: 0' ROLL: 1X-005 1) MLSs of Da Nang control tower in rainstorm. 92' ROLL: 1X-006 2) Aircraft landing to left in rain with tower in background. 3) Traffic control officer in office, talking on telephone. 190' ROLL: 1X-011 4) MS F-4E with bomb load taxiing to left. 5) F-4E inside hangar with aircrew aboard. 289' ROLL: 1X-013 6) MSs of F-4 and C-130E landing to right in rainstorm. 387' ROLL: 1X-016 7) LS of C-133 parked on ramp, then pull back to show controllers at work in tower. 8) LS of control tower in rainstorm, shot through wet window. 474' ROLL: 1X-017 9) Navy A-6 landing to right followed by F-4. 10) Boeing 727 taking off to right. 11) C-133 landing to right. 564' ROLL: 1X-018 12) ECU of wind direction indicator in tower. 13) Series of scenes of controllers at work in tower. 654' Total footage in reel. Reel 3: 0' ROLL: 1G-236 1) Controllers in tower during rocket attack, donning body armor (flak vests). 82' ROLL: 1G-237 2) CUs of radar operators in ATRC on Monkey Mountain. 163' ROLL: 1G-238 3) CUs of radarscope in ATRC. 268' ROLL: 1G-242 4) CUs of radar operators and radarscopes in ATRC. 332' ROLL: 1G-255 5) ECUs of radarscope in ATRC. 421' ROLL: 1G-355 6) LS zoom to MS of signal lamp flashing from control tower at night. 517' ROLL: 1G-357 7) Series of night scenes, pan right with aircraft taking off, then hold on control tower. 611' ROLL: 358 8) CUs of radar controllers at scopes in GCA van. 709' Total footage in reel. Reel 4: 0' ROLL: 1X-010 1) Series of scenes of tower controllers talking on telephone. 2) CUs of antenna rotating atop RAPCON van with various aircraft taxiing and taking off in foreground. 369' ROLL: 1X-011 3) Series of CUs of tower controllers at work. 730' ROLL: 1X-012 4) Tower controllers at work during normal operations. 1099' Total footage in reel. Reel 5: 0' ROLL: 1X-015 1) Series of scenes of tower controller talking on telephone, backlit by sunrise. 2) CUs of tower controllers wearing body armor. 114' ROLL: 1X-019 3) CUs of tower controllers talking on radio. 4) MS of C-130E taxiing to left past RAPCON van in background. 212' ROLL: 1X-020 5) ECU of controller talking on red phone in tower during emergency. 6) Tower shift chief looking through binoculars. 302' ROLL: 1X-021 7) ECU of hand writing in-flight emergency data on chart. 8) CU pull back to LS of ATRC radomes on Monkey Mountain. 390' ROLL: 1X-023 9) Series of AVs of C-140A making low pass down Da Nang runway, checking nav-aids. 493' ROLL: 1X-024 10) LAV of C-140A in flight over TACAN (Tactical Air Navigation) tower at end of runway. 537' ROLL: 1X-025 11) Series of AVs of C-140A in flight over Da Nang and vicinity. 622' ROLL: 1X-027. 12) AVs of C-140A in low pass down Da Nang runway. 728' ROLL: 1X-029 13) LSs of C-141A, then C-130E starting take off roll to right, past TACAN facility in foreground. 320' Total footage in reel. Reel 6: 0' ROLL: 1G-201 1) ECU of airman in DASC (Direct Air Support Center) talking on telephone. 91' ROLL: 1G-213 2) Controllers in tower at night, donning body armor as rocket attack begins. 190' ROLL: 1G-214 3) CUs of hands removing M-16 rifles from rack. 298' ROLL: 1G-215-216-AND 218 4) CUs of radar operators in RAPCON van watching radarscopes. 568' ROLL: 1G-219 5) ECU of radarscope in RAPCON van (no good). 670' ROLL: 1G-220 6) Series of scenes of tower controllers reacting to night attack, talking on telephone and donning body armor. 746' Total footage in reel. Reel 7: 0' ROLL: 10-221 1) CU of ATRC controller talking on radio to aircraft during in-flight emergency. 78' ROLL: 1G-226 2) Series of scenes of tower controllers donning body armor during rocket attack. 173' ROLL: 1G-228 3) CUs of RAPCON personnel watching radarscopes. 268' ROLL: 1G-235 4) Airman entering data on weather status board in ATRC. 359' ROLL: 1G-250 5) Personnel at work in DASC (Direct Air Support Center). 431' Total footage in reel.

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities