AIR STRIKE, SOUTH VIET NAM Part 1

Description

1) AtoA HA LS PAN A-4C in flight over jungle, moving in for attack, plane weaves one way then another, the aircraft seems to be strafing; aircraft pulls out as explosion occurs on ground near bottom of zoens; camera aircraft pulls out into cloudy sky picking up attacking aircraft again at right. F2) AtoA ELS A-4C moving in on run over dense jungle; aircraft kept in view far below camera aircraft, flying low over dense jungle, plane is almost lost from view at times due to darkness below; rockets being fired by A-4C; small fires burning in jungle at left; A-4C pulls out; another huge explosion goes off on ground, throwing up ball of fire at right, believed to be napalm attack; camera aircraft pulls to left away from area. G to F3) AtoG LS Sharp bank to left over dense dark jungle area; camera aircraft begins strafing Viet Cong position below, tracers seen heading down toward jungle; camera aircraft then pulls out.4) AtoG ELS Bank to right; plane levels off showing four A-4C aircraft enroute to target area. P5) AtoG LS Viet Nam terrain below through haze. F to P6) AtoG MS Looking down over dense jungle; A-4C flying very far below over tree tops, cutting diagonally across scene to left. G7) AtoG MS Looking out over dense jungle showing white smoke hovering over jungle; A-4C flies through scene very low over tree tops and moves out of scene at top; PAN over dense jungle away from smoke. G8) AtoG MLS Sharp bank to left over strike area showing hilly jungle area below; A-4C flying very far below; PAN to right showing napalm fire ball in dense jungle dropped by A-4C seen a moment ago; camera aircraft does not keep on action well; PAN to left over hilly terrain. G9) AtoG MLS Smoke rising from dense jungle; photo plane begins strafing area marked by smoke, then pull out from area. G to F

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities