Fire Fly, Osan AB, Kimpo AB and Kunsan AB, Korea Reel 2 · Part 1

Description

Covers buildup and preparation for hostile action in response to the seizure of the USS Pueblo by North Korea. Reel 1: 0' ROLL: 166 OSAN AB. l) Airmen offloading crated auxiliary fuel tanks from C-130A. 2) Sign: UNITED STATES AIR FORCE OSAN AIR BASE--with 314th Air Div insignia. 3) Osan main gate. 188' ROLL: 204 KIMPO AB. 4) MSs C-l30A taxiing in and stopping. 5) USAF personnel leaving C-130A and walking to terminal. 6) Sign: WELCOME TO KIMPO AIR BASE GATEWAY TO KOREA. 387' ROLL: 207 KIMPO AB. 7) F-102A, with blown tires on main gear being pulled by tug to end of runway. 552' ROLL: 209. OSAN AB AND KIMPO AB. 8) Airmen offloading crated auxiliary fuel tanks from C-130A--Osan AB. 9) LSs airman patrollng perimeter fence. 10) F-102A with blown tires on runway. 729' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: 0' ROLL: 151 OSAN AB. l) Airmen checking F-l05D weapons bay and working atop wing. 160' ROLL: 167 OSAN AB. 2) Tug pulling trailer with Sidewinders to front of F-105D. 3) Airmen mounting Sidewinders on F-105D and checking IR (infrared) seeker of missile. 4) Sign: DET 1 41ST AIR DIV--with unit insignia. 329' ROLL: 168 PT 2. OSAN AB. 5) Airmen mounting Sparrow on F-4C. 380' ROLL: 172 OSAN AB. 6) T-39A taxiing in. 7) Maj Gen Timothy O'Keefe and party leaving T-39A and being greeted by Brig Gen John W. Harrell. 8) MS C-l30A landing to left. 9) Airmen offloading crated auxiliary fuel tanks from C-l30A. 567' ROLL: 174 OSAN AB. 10) Airmen mounting Sidewinders on F-l05D. 766' ROLL: 176 OSAN AB. 11) Sign: WELCOME TO OSAN AIR BASE KOREA HOME OF THE 314TH AIR DIVISION-with PACAF and 5th AF insignia. 12) T-39A taxiing in. 13) Maj Gen O'Keefe and party leaving T-39A and being greeted by Brig Gen Harrell. 14) Airman giving "taxi in" hand signals and chocking T-39A landing gear. 15) Maj Gen ID tag and 5th AF insignia on T-39A stair door. 16) Airman using manual hydraulic system pump to open C-130A cargo door. 941' Total footage in reel. Reel 3: 0' ROLL: 208 OSAN AB. 1) Maj Campbell conducting briefing. 2) Pilots at briefing. 198' ROLL: 216 OSAN AB. 3) Airmen attaching fins to Sparrows on trailer. 4) MJ-1 lifting Sparrow from trailer. 389' ROLL: 217 PT 2 OSAN AB. 5) Airmen checking F-105D gun bay and working atop wing. 533' ROLL: 218 OSAN AB 6) MJ-1 moving Sparrow to F-4C in hangar and airmen mounting missile on aircraft. 733' ROLL: 220 OSAN AB 7) Pilots relaxing in lounge. 8) Insignia of 41st Air Division on building. 9) Airmen servicing F-4D hydraulic system. 924' Total footage in reel. Reel 4: 0' ROLL: 202 KUNSAN AB. l) Airmen offloading Sparrows on trailer from C-l30A. 2) Surveying team staking out proposed tent city. 3) Airmen dumping bagged tents from truck into staked area. 203' ROLL: 205 OSAN AB. 4) K-loader moving to rear of C-130A and cargo being loaded aboard aircraft. 384' Total footage in reel. Reel 5: 0' ROLL: 214 OSAN AB. 1) F-l05D in shelter--three M-ll7s on bomb cradles in foreground. 2) Airmen mounting M-117s on F-105D centerline bomb rack. 200' ROLL: 215 OSAN AB. 3) F-l05Ds on landing roll with drag chutes deployed. 4) MS C-l4lA landing to left. 5) MSs to ELSs C-l4lA taking off to left. 6) MS to ELS C-130B taking off to left. 400' ROLL: 219 OSAN AB. 7) Building and sign: HEADQUARTERS AIR FORCES KOREA--with subordinate groups. 8) Brig Gen Harrell talking with reporters. 9) T-39A taxiing in. l0) Lt Gen Seth McKee leaving T-39A, being greeted amd departing in staff car. 11) Lt Gen ID tag and 5th AF insignia on T-39A stair door. 12) Sign: WELCOME TO OSAN AIR BASE KOREA HOME OF THE 314TH AIR DIVISION--with PACAF and 5th AF insignia. 589' ROLL: 221 OSAN AB. 13) F-105D taxiing to hangar area. 14) Airmen attaching tow bar to F-l05D nose gear and to tug; tug pushing aircraft backward. 15) Pilot leaving F-l05D and talking to crew chief. 761' Total footage in reel. Reel 6: 0' ROLL: 222 KIMPO AB. 1) Sign: DET 5 65TH MAG (MAC) AIR FREIGHT TERMlNAL--with MAC insignia. 2) Korean Air Lines DC-9 during maintenance--C-l4lA taxiing to right in foreground. 3) Airmen leaving C-l4lA and boarding bus. 4) Airmen offloading baggage and AGE items from C-141A onto K-loader. 188' 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