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12TH TFW'S 50,000TH SORTIE, CAM RANH BAY AB, VIETNAM Reel 1 · Part 3

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Covers 50,000th sortie flown by the 12th TFW in Southeast Asia. Shows colonel preflighting F-4C, boarding aircraft, and taxiing from revetment area, contains scenes of F-4Cs taking off and landing at Cam Ranh Bay and aircrews being congratulated. Reel 1 - 1) Series of scenes of colonel in flight gear preflighting F-4C in revetment. 2) Ground crew painting 50,000 on bomb on wing pylon. 3) Colonel boarding F-4C. 96' ROLL: R30C-8D-212. 4) CUs of pilot in F-4C adjusting gear. 5) CU of 12TH TAC FTR WG insignia on fuselage. 6) CU of F-4C taxiing past camera, out of revetment then tailaway down flight line. 196' ROLL: R3OC-8D-2l3. 7) Series of MSs pan right F-4Cs taking off. 8) F-4C taxiing over camera to halt and being secured. 9) Aircrew deplaning and being greeted. 296' ROLL: R30C-8D-214. 10) Series of scenes of pilots standing on flight line discussing mission. 11) Officers posing beside F-4C with 50,000 COMBAT SORTIE painted on nose. 12) Ground crew posing beside aircraft giving thumbs up signal. 353' ROLL: R30C-8D-231. 13) Groups of officers and men on flight line watching F-4Cs taxi in from mission. 451' ROLL: R30C-8D-235. 14) MS F-4C taxiing out of revetment. 15) Series of LSs pan right F-4C taking off.

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Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities

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Date
1968-01-11
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3:48