MANAGUA EARTHQUAKE RELIEF, MANAGUA, NICARAGUA Reel 1 · Part 2

Description

Coverage of USAF relief effort following earthquake in Nicaragua; shows relief equipment and supplies arriving and being distributed; aerial views and ground camera coverage of earthquake damage; field hospital in operation; C-141As, C-5As and C-130Es landing, unloading, and taking off. ROLL: R37C-C1. 1) C-l30s and C-123s at Mercedes Airport, Managua. 2) C-141A landing and taxiing in to park. 3) US nationals boarding C-141A for evacuation flight. 107' ROLL: R37C-C3 4) Truck shot past refugee tent center. 5) Series of scenes of activities at food distribution center in Managua. 208' ROLL: R37C-C4 6) Continuation of scenes at relief center. 235' ROLL: R37G-C5 7) Series of AVs showing damage to buildings in Managua (including one scene of volcano crater, smoking). 327' ROLL: R36C-C9 (LEON, NICARAGUA) 8) Sequence of CH-47s lowering food bundles to ground, then men loading sacks onto trucks. 9) Army ground controller talking on radio. 10) Scenes from inside helicopter, showing bundle being hooked to hoist, then in flight, and being lowered to ground. 11) Soldier working on CH-47 engine nacelle. 424' ROLL: R36C-C10 12) Sequence showing CH-47s picking up food bundles from truck bed at Corinto, then on-board camera scenes of aircrew at stations. 13) Army officers checking map on wall in tent. 532' ROLL: R36C-C8 14) Sequence showing turnover of US Army field hospital to Nicaraguan management - shows US flag coming down and being folded, Gen Anastasio Somozo Debayle, President of Nicaragua, speaking; then his country's flag being raised. 636' ROLL: 7242C-001 (MacDill AFB) 15) Series of night scenes showing Gen John L. Throckmorton (USA) watching hospital equipment being loaded aboard C-l4lAs. 707' ROLL: R370-075 (MANAGUA) 16) C-5A taxiing to halt, rear ramp coming down, and heavy equipment being unloaded. 17) LS pan L (NG) C-5A taking off. 809' ROLL: 7242C-A-007 18) Trucks driving out of C-141A. 19) MS C-130E on takeoff roll to left. 20) US nationals preparing to board C-141A. 905' Total footage in reel. Reel 2 ROLL: R37C-025 1) Series of scenes of C-5A aircrew at stations during night (good scenes). 82' ROLL: R37C-039 2) USAF personnel and equipmennt debarking C-5A at Managua, then clamshell doors closing. 3) LS pan L, C-5A taking off and tailaway. 189' ROLL: R370-040 4) U3AF field controllers setting up, taking wind readings. 5) C-141A, C-130E and C-5A landing to left at Managua. 6) C-5A taxiing to halt, and aircrew debarking. 307' ROLL: R37C-041 7) Sequence of scenes showing C141A being unloaded. 8) Relief supplies being loaded onto flatbed truck at airport by forklift, then truck pulling away. 415' ROLL: R37C-042 9) Series of scenes showing damage to US consulate compound. 10) Army personnel erecting field hospital tents. 518' ROLL: R37C-044 11) Sequence showing US dependents boarding C-141A for evacuation to states. 12) C-141A taxiing away from terminal, then taking off to left. 13) MS C-130E and C-141A landing to left. 623' ROLL: R37C-045 14) Army medical team debarking C-141A, then equipment being unloaded. 15) USAF ground control team in field, directing air traffic. 729' ROLL: R37C-049 (Mis-Slated as -041) 16) Colombian C-130E landing to left, followed by C-141A. 17) MS C-141A taking off to left. 18) Water truck driving out C-141A cargo door. 834' ROLL: R37G-050 19) C-5A landing to left behind UH-1N as medics remove stretcher case from helicopter. 20) C-130E starting engines, taxiing out frame left. 913' Total footage in reel. Reel 3 ROLL: R37F-238 1) US dependents being interviewed at airport prior to takeoff. 2) Interview with USAF officer describing relief efforts. 3) CUs of men erecting tent. 4) Woman on stretcher being treated. 5) Radio operator in communications center. 6) LS pan L C-5A landing, then taxiing toward terminal building. 397' ROLL: R37F-230 7) CUs of people watching C-5A unloading. 8) Interview with medic beside hospital tent. 9) USAF doctors treating injured in tent. 10) Series of scenes showing damage to building, firemen fight blaze. 11) Water point activities - - soldiers stacking 5-gal cans. 12) MSs of C-5A being unloaded. 704' ROLL: R37F-247 13) G-5A aircraft commander cutting cake presented by Army engineers. 14) CU of Major Wilson being interviewed, with C-5A in background. 15) Maj Gen Arthur Salisbury, USAFSO Commander, being interviewed in room with battle staff, describing conditions in Managua. 1042 Total footage in reel. Reel 4 ROLL:R36C-001 1) Series of scenes of operation of bulk fuel delivery system at Tampico, Mexico, showing Army CH-47s being fueled from bladder in C-130E. 105' ROLL: R360-002 2) Series of scenes of CH-47s being fueled at Tampico. 205' ROLL: R360-O03 3) NG - double exposure. 4) CU of loading ramp with sign: WELCOME TO H0WARD AFB, C.Z. 5) Aircrew boarding C-130E. 306' ROLL: R36C-004 6) On-board camera coverage of takeoff from Howard AFB, landing at Tapachula, Mexico, and Mexicans standing around cargo ramp of aircraft. 7) MS of C-130E parked in front of Tapachula terminal. 406' ROLL: R360-005 8) Men setting up fuel pump and delivery system, connecting hoses, then fueling CH-47s. 505' ROLL: R360-006 9) Men refuellng CH-47s, then choppers lifting off and flying away. 611' ROLL: R36C-007 10) AVs of Managua, showing quake damage. 710'ROLL: R36C-008 11) Series of scenes of men hooking fuel hoses to bladder in field and starting to fill it. 12) Runway seen from C-130 cockpit during takeoff. 13) MS pan L, C-130E takeoff from Howard AFB. 817' ROLL: R360-009 14) CUs of C-130 aircrew at stations during flight. 861' Total footage in reel. Reel 5 (No Slate) 1) Series of scenes in outdoor first aid station and field hospital showing quake victims being treated. 96' ROLL: A016 - JOHNSON 2) Series of scenes of damage in Managua, and scenes in disaster relief centers. 263' ROLL: A006 - JOHNSON 3) US Army personnel setting up field hospital and treating patients. 4) Series of scenes at airpoft, showing aircraft from various countries engaged in relief work -- USAF C-141As and Honduran C-46s. 363' ROLL: A0O8 - JOHNSON 5) C-141A taxiing to halt, then Army trucks driving out ramp. 6) USAF ground controllers in field directing traffic. 464' ROLL: A009 - JOHNSON 7) NS pan left C-141A taking off. 8) CUs of relief supplies being unloaded and placed on flatbed truck (medical equipment and 5-gallon water cans). 566' ROLL: A010 - JOHNSON 9) MS two UH-1Ns parked on field, then pan left with C-141A landing in background. 10) Series of AVs of Managua showing quake damage relief center, field hospital, and smoke rising from burning buildings. 855' Total footage in reel.

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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