The way it is, tactical airlift story, Taiwan, Republic of Vietnam Reel 1 · Part 1

Description

Covers USAF airlift efforts in Southeast Asia (SEA) and Taiwan from 1968-1971. Shows USAF C-130Bs and Es airlifting USA and republic of Viet Nam (RVN) troops and supplies, aerials of a C-130E in flight, C-130Bs dropping supplies to USMC personnel at Khe Sanh. Reel 1 - 0' ROLL: 19 SLATED 18. 1) Series scenes South Vietnaese Army personnel boarding parked C-130E. 98' ROLL: 21 SLATED 18. 2) Pallet of cargo being uploaded on ramp of C-130E as seen from cargo compartment of C-130E. 205' ROLL: 22. 3) Series scenes cargo on pallets on ramp, camera pans to show several C-130Es parked on ramp. 308' ROLL: 23. 4) HA LSs C-130E taking off left, several B-52Fs parked on ramp in background. 412' ROLL: 25. 5) MS MCUs field artillery piece, then pallet of cargo being loaded on rear rap of C-130E. 488' ROLL: 27. 6) C-130B parked on dirt strip: adverse terrain forklifts offloading pallets from C-130E, then uploading pallets of cargo. 583' Total footage in reel. Reel 2 - 0' ROLL: 42. 1) Series scenes C-130E parked on rough strip as Vietnemese army troops board via rear ramp. 2) MSs MCUs USA, USAF, Vietnamese army personnel seated in cargo area of C-130E. 408' ROLL: 44. 3) Series scenes Vietnamese army troops standing, sitting on ramp; USAF, Vietnamese military personnel pushing pallets off 40 K-loader onto parked C-130E. 4) Vietnamese paratroopers boarding C-130E via rear ramp. 5) INTs C-130E as Vietnamese paratroopers jump from troop door. 788' Total footage in reel. Reel 3 - 0' ROLL: 30 SLATED 19. 1) Airman operating forklift, placing pallet of cargo then small trailer on rear ramp of parked C-130E; another airman directing lift operator. 104' ROLL: 31. 2) Two airmen offloading palletized ground power units from C-130B onto 40K loader. 205' Roll: 32. 3) LSs front view C-130B landing on dirt strip. 4) MSs MCUs C-130B taxiing. 312' ROLL: 9. 5) Landing and takeoff as seen from camera mounted under fuselage behind nose gear of C-130B. 495' ROLL: 10. 6) Touch and go as seen from rearward facing camera on fuselage of C-130B. 686' ROLL: 11. 7) Cargo and paratroop drop as seen from rearward facing camera mounted under fuselage of C-130B. 883' Total footage in reel. Reel 4 - 0' ROLL: 2. 1) C-130B fuselage camera mounted scenes of landing, then takeoff. 165' ROLL: 3. 2) C-130B landing on rough field as seen from camera mounted under fuselage. 368' ROLL: 41. 3) Series scenes several airmen rigging C-130E for medical evacuation. 763' Total footage in reel. Reel 5 - 0' ROLL: 26. 1) Series scenes several airmen placing nets over palletized cargo on ramp. 322' ROLL: 40. 2) Vietnamese casualties walking, also being carried aboard C-130E parked on ramp. 539' ROLL: 7. 3) C-130E landing as seen from rearward facing camera mounted under fuselage of C-130E. 746' ROLL: 8. 4) C-130E under fuselage, mounted camera scenes of approach and landing, nose gear in foreground. 948' Total footage in reel. Reel 6 - 0' ROLL: 312. 1) LSs MCUs front view C-130B taking off. 2) MSs C-130B landing left. 62' ROLL: 312A. 3) LAPES drop as seen from cargo compartment of C-130. 98' ROLL: 321. 4) LAPES drop as seen from cargo compartment of C-130. 159' ROLL: 408. 5) Airmen driving 25K loader to rear of C-130B parked on ramp, then several airmen pushing pallet from 25K loader onto cargo ramp of C-130B. 262' ROLL: 410. 6) LAPES drop as seen from cargo compartment of C-130B. 341' ROLL: 418. 7) Series scenes several airmen attaching straps, wires, harness of LAPES system to rear ramp of parked C-130B. 435' ROLL: 420. 8) LAPES drop as seen from cargo compartment of C-130B, then ramp doors closing. 503' ROLL: 421. 9) MSs C-130E takeoff right. 10) MSs C-130B takeoff right. 600' Total footage in reel. Reel 7 - 0' ROLL: 42. 1) MCUs MSs rear view, C-130E making LAPES drop at Ching Chuan Kang AB, Taiwan. 95' ROLL: 45. 2) MSs C-130E, side view, making LAPES drop Ching Chuan Kang AB, Taiwan. 202' ROLL: 12. 3) LA ECUs C-130E taxiing over camera. 325' ROLL: 23--PART 2. 4) Day for night MCUs control tower, pull back to show C-130E parked on ramp. 460' ROLL: 49. 5) Series trucking shots showing USAF van on flightline driving past row of parked C-130Es (night). 575' Total footage in reel. Reel 8 - 0' ROLL: 244. 1) Series scenes C-130Bs parked, rear ramps open, vehicles being driven off, USA CH-47s parked on strip, Vietnamese troops debarking parked C-130Bs. 103' ROLL: 228A. 2) Vietnamese army troops walking on ramp, boarding parked C-130B, airmen uploading bulldozer on C-130B. 208' ROLL: 309. 3) Series scenes USA personnel at forward air strip, USA trucks parked in area. 310' ROLL: 2520. 4) Series scenes USA personnel boarding C-130B through rear ramp at airstrip in Vietnam, aircraft wreckage in background. 396' ROLL: 2519. 5) USA personnel at Khe Sanh, Vietnam firing field artillery. 487' ROLL: 47. 6) MSs C-130B landing, then taking off from Khe Sanh, Vietnam. 515' Total footage in reel. Reel 9 - 0' ROLL: 2410. 1) Series scenes showing supplies dropping by parachute to US Marines at Khe Sanh. 96' ROLL: 2418. 2) MLSs C-130B dropping cargo by parachute to Marines at Khe Sanh, Vietnam. 182' ROLL: 2426. 3) Overall scenes of hills surrounding Khe Sanh, explosions on hills. 273' ROLL: 2427. 4) Series MS-MCUs several marines retrieving parachutes from drop zone, one marine operating forklift retrieving large crate. 375' ROLL: 2316. 5) Two USAF combat controllers; one talking on jeep-mounted radio, the other checking wind velocity with hand held meter as cargo lands by parachute on DZ at Khe Sanh. 470' ROLL: 2317. 6) US Marines on Khe Sanh DZ with forklifts, trucks retrieving cargo. 555' Total footage in reel. Reel 10 - 0' ROLL: 37. 1) Series aerials of C-130B in flight. 224' ROLL: 614 7 MARCH 1968. 2) Series scenes showing explosions around Khe Sanh as seen from marine defenders' positions. 328' ROLL: 614A. 3) Series scenes of explosions resulting from air strikes at Khe Sanh. 420' Total footage in reel. Reel 11 - 0' ROLL: 48. 1) MS-MCUs C-130E making LAPES drop left. 68' ROLL: 49. 2) MS-MCUs C-130E making LAPES drop left. 142' ROLL: 50. 3) Series scenes pilot at station aboard in flight C-130E. 250' ROLL: 51. 4) Snow covered mountains as seen from cockpit of in-flight C-130E, pilot in foreground. 350' ROLL: 52. 5) Vietnamese paratroopers on ramp donning parachutes, helmets. 452' ROLL: 56. 6) Aerial front views, C-130E in flight. 675' ROLL: 57. 7) AVs C-130E in flight through clear and cloudy skies. 968' Total footage in reel. Reel 12 - 0' ROLL: 25. 1) Series scenes several airmen, one on forklift palletizing large crates on ramp at Tan Son Nhut AB. 393' ROLL: 1. 2) AVs C-130E in flight (front views). 783' ROLL: 3. 3) Aerial MSs-ECUs front view C-130E in flight. 4) AVs front view C-130E in flight, gear down. 5) AVs front views C-130E in flight, then performing touch and go. 1125' 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