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463d Airlift Operations, Philippines, Cambodia and Vietnam Reel 1 · Part 2

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Covers variety of missions flown by the 463d Air Division in support of humanitarian and combat operations in SEA. Reel 1 1' ROLL: R30C-1. 1) MS Silhouette of C-130B against sunset at Cam Ranh Bay AB. 2) Pilot briefing C-130 crew in revetment. 3) C-13OB parked on dirt airstrip during transfer of fuel at Trang Duc Co Special Forces Camp, and C-130B taking off. 102' ROLL: R30C-2. 4) AMLS C-130B landing and taxiing at Trang Duc Co Special Forces Camp. 179' ROLL: R30C-3. 5) AVs Cam Ranh Bay AB, and C-130 revetment area. 284' ROLL: R30C-6. 6) US Army Rangers talking with C-130 crew and ARVN Troops, and ARVN troops sitting near C-130B at Kontum. 381' ROLL: R30C-7. 7) Rangers and ARVN troops boarding C-130B at Kontum and leaving aircraft at Dak To. 478' ROLL: R30C-8. 8) C-130B taking off and landing at Dak To. 9) Rangers and ARVN troops relaxing near Dak To airstrip. 10) USA UH-1Ds parked and taking off from Dak To. 566' ROLL: R30C-9. 11) Flight line at Nichols PAFB. 12) Loading of disaster relief supplies donated by the Philippine government aboard C-13OB. 656' ROLL: R30C-10. 13) Offloading of supplies from C-130B at Naga City. 748' Total footage in reel. Reel 2 1' ROLL: R30C-12. (SLATED R30C-16). 1) Sign: DETACHMENT 2 834TH AIR DIVISION COL W.S. FREESLAND, JR COMMANDER. 2) Operations building and sign: WELCOME TO DET 2 834th AIR DIV IN-COUNTRY'S FIRST TEAM. 3) CU insignia of 834th Air Division. 4) Crew at flight planning. 105' ROLL: R30C-135) 5) Man listening to tape in Cam Ranh Bay service club. 6) AVs pilot, flight engineer, navigator and copilot in C-130 cockpit. 206' ROLL: R30C-14. 7) AVs HA, SV and LA C-13OB in flight to right. 295' ROLL: R30C-15. 8) AMS left FV C-130B in flight. 375' ROLL: R30C-18. 9) C-130B parked and taxiing on dirt airstrip. 403' ROLL: R30C-19. 10) ARVN troops leaving C-130B and going to edge of Dak To airstrip. 11) LS to MCU C-130B on approach and landing at Dak To. 497' ROLL: R30C-20. 12) Crew at briefing. 606' ROLL: R30C-10. 13) AVs INT C-130B showing drop, fall and explosion of 15,000 pound bomb (BLU-82). 14) AMS C-130B no 4 engine with prop feathered as seen from cockpit. 697' ROLL: R30C-21. 15) MLS to MS to FV C-7A taking off from airstrip. 16) Smoke rising beyond ridge --concertina wire in foreground. 17) MCU to MLS RV C-7A landing on airstrip. 18) Airmen working on C-130B engine. 800' ROLL: R30C-22. 19) AV INT C-130B showing drop, fall and explosion of 15,000 pound bomb. 20) Fuel truck parked near C-130B at Bien Hoa AB. 902' ROLL: R30C-23. 21) Ambulance bus arriving at C-130B and litter patient being carried aboard aircraft at Bien Hoa AB. 980' Total footage in reel. Reel 3 - 1' ROLL: R30C-24. 1) Litter patients being transferred from C-130B to ambulance bus at Tan Son Nhut AB, and bus pulling away. 91' ROLL: R30C-25. 2) C-130B parked in revetments. 3) Approach and landing at Phnom Penh as seen from cockpit of C-130. 4) Offloading of supplies from C-130B at Phnom Penh. 185' ROLL: R30C-26. 5) Maj Seaboldt and other personnel looking at results of rocket attack at Phnom Penh Airport, including debris of Cambodian AF MIG-15s and CH-34s. 290' ROLL: R30C-27. 6) Rocket damage to Cambodian AF C-47s. 7) Control tower at Phnom Penh Airport. 8) Crew member boarding C-130 and closing crew door pan to cockpit area. 391' ROLL: R30C-29. 9) C-130B taxiing into revetment at Cam Ranh Bay AB. 10) Control tower, and airmen on duty in tower at Cam Ranh Bay AB. 466' ROLL: R30C-33. 11) AMLSs C-130B in flight, dropping 15,000 pound bomb, bomb falling, and exploding in wooded area. 564' ROLL: R30C-1X-135. 12) AVs 0V-10A inflight, diving, firing rocket. 666' ROLL: R30C-1X-150. 13) Army cook dicing vegetables for salad at Fire Base Snuffy. 751' ROLL: R30C-1X-151. 14) Army personnel in line outside field kitchen at Fire Base Snuffy. 848' ROLL: R30C-1X-152. 15) AVs C-130B landing and parked at Fire Base Snuffy. 920' ROLL: R30C-1X-157. 16) K-loader moving 15,000 pound bomb to C-130B. 952' ROLL: R30C-1X-199. 17) C-130B taking off and landing--C-130s parked in foreground. 18) Forklift loading cargo aboard C-130B. 19) C-130B No. 4 engine starting. 20) Crew at controls of C-130B during flight. 1043' Total footage in reel. Reel 4 - 1' ROLL: R30C-262. 1) ARVN troops waiting to board C-130. 2) Forklifts loading equipment aboard C-130B. 98' ROLL: R30C-343. 3) C-130B on approach and landing to left. 4) Airman adding oil to C-130 engine. 200' ROLL: R30C-357. 5) Telephoto shots of C-130E and C-130B taking off to left. 6) Telephoto FVs, C-130B taking off and C-123J landing. 7) Telephoto shots, C-130B taxiing from revetment area. 294' ROLL: R30C-360. 8) Telephoto FVs, C-130B taking off and landing (mirage effect). 398' ROLL: R30C-362. 9) Takeoff as seen from C-130B cockpit. 438'ROLL: R30C-363. 10) LS to MLS C-130B on approach and landing at dusk. 11) Flight nurse and medics checking records beside ambulance. 527' ROLL: R30C-528. 12) Telephoto shots C-130B taxiing out. 545'ROLL: R30F-1X-55. 13) AVs BLU-82 exploding in wooded area, and blast effect on trees. 725' ROLL: R30F-1X-100. 14) Maj Seaboldt and crew leaving van and walking to C-130B. 15) Maj Seaboldt in cockpit during engine runup, taxi, takeoff and flight. 852' ROLL: R36F-1. 16) Maj Seaboldt briefing his crew at rear of C-130B, also shows CUs of crew faces. 978' 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

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1970–1971
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