Khe Sanh Resupply, Khe Sanh and Da Nang AB, Vietnam Reel 1 · Part 1

Description

Shows C-7A, C-123K, and C-130 aircraft being loaded at Da Nang; aircraft making drops at Khe Sanh; F-4 air strikes outside perimeter; CR-46 and CH-53 helicopters landing at Khe Sanh. Reel 1 ROLL: R33C-8G-553. 1) Series of LSs of F-4 air strikes near Khe Sanh perimeter. 2) Series of MCUs of C-7A being unloaded. ROLL: R33C-8G-558. 3) MLS of palletized equipment sliding out cargo door of taxiing C-130. 4)LSs of air strikes near Khe Sanh. ROLL: R33C-8G-559. 5) MCU of HH-53 unloading supplies at Khe Sanh airstrip. ROLL: R33C-8G-582. 6) CUs of Vietnamese civilians awaiting evacuation. 7) MLSs of F-4 air strikes outside Khe Sanh perimeter. ROLL: R33C-8G-581. 8) MLS C-130B landing at Khe Sanh. 9) Series of scenes of Marines sandbagging positions. l0) CH-46s landing at Khe Sanh. ROLL: R33C-8G-824. 11) Series of scenes of C-7A being unloaded, then stretcher patients being carried aboard. ROLL: R33C-8G-789. 12) Cargo chute drops from C-123, seen from on-board camera. ROLL: R33C-8G-618. 13) Cargo chute drops from C-123, seen from on-board camera. 799' Total footage in reel. Reel 2 - ROLL: R30C-8G-590. 1) Airmen preparing cargo for parachute drops. ROLL: R30C-8G-593. 2) Sequence showing 105mm ammunition being loaded onto C-7A, then C-7A taxiing to runway and taking off (in rain). 3) Cargo, rigged for airdrop, being loaded onto C-123K, then C-123K engine starts. ROLL: R30C-8G-586. 4) Series of scenes of C-123K, C-130E, and C-130B takeoffs from Da Nang. 5) Men loading C-123K for ressupply airdrop. ROLL: R30C-8G-584. 6) CUs of palletized cargo in storage area, including 4.2 mortar ammunition, 55 gal fuel drums, and crates of body armor. 7) CU of airman talking on radio in communications center. ROLL: R30C-8G-618B. 8) Series of AVs of clouds as seen from C-130 cockpit. 9) On-board camera view of cargo drop from C-130. 10) Series of scenes of C-130s and C-123s at Da Nang, being loaded for resupply mission. ROLL: R30C-8G-638. 11) Series of scenes of C-130s and C-123K takeoffs at Da Nang. ROLL: R30C-8G-583. 12) Series of MCUs of C-130s lined up at Da Nang. 851' Total footage in reel. Reel 3 - ROLL: R336-8G-721. 1) MCUs of C-130E mass cargo drop and cargo recovery at Khe Sanh. 2) MSs of F-4 air strikes near Khe Sanh perimeter. ROLL: R33C-8G-722. 3) LAV of airdrop from C-123K at Khe Sanh. 4) MCU of USAF control team around jeep on drop zone. 5) Series of scenes of Marine recovery teams picking up supplies from drop zone. ROLL: R33C-8G-723. 6) MCU of Marine tossing smoke flare onto field. 7) LAVs of C-130s making mass cargo drops. 8) MLSs of recovery team picking up cargo from drop zone. ROLL: R33-8G-724. 9) MSs of smoke rising from F-4 air strikes just beyond Khe Sanh perimeter. 390' Total footage in reel.

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities