AIR STRIKE, SOUTH VIET NAM Part 2

Description

1) MS Down over strike area and canal. G2) AtoA HA LS A-1H flying low over wooded area, camera aircraft moves to left away from strike aircraft toward patch of woods, smoke rising from center area of woods; four bombs explode in wooded area, followed by fifth. VG3) AtoA HA LS A-1H in flight low over terrain; PAN to jungle area, bombs exploding in jungle, smoke hanging over jungle area. G4) AtoA HA LS A-1H in flight low over jungle, smoke rising from area; strike aircraft pulls up; bombs explode directly below. VG5) AtoA HA MLS A-1H in flight over Delta Area; PAN down, trees, bombs explode directly below. VG6) AtoA HA LS A-1H in flight; camera aircraft banking sharply, A-1H flies over wooded area, camera aircraft PANs to left over another wooded section; bombs explode at left near clearing. VG7) AtoG LS Out over wooded area, spotting plane, USAF, flying low over area toward clearing at left and back over edge of wooded area, banking sharply to right, moves out over open field. G8) MLS Wooded area being strafed by camera aircraft, tracers head down towardwooded area. (SV) VG9) AtoG MLS Bank to left, A-1H in flight at right, plane is lost out of scene at right. G to F10) AtoA MS A-4E in flight enroute to target, bank to left with strike aircraft, moving in on run, flying over river and over jungle area, strike aircraft banks sharply to right, getting lined up, plane continues diving, smoke rises from area below as bomb is dropped from port wing of aircraft, camera aircraft follows pull out of strike aircraft. VG11) AtoA LS A-4E in flight, bank to left with strike aircraft, diving low over area; low drifting clouds below, strike aircraft flies over jungle, aircraft pulls up into clouds. G12) AtoG MLS Sharp bank to left over strike area, jungle area, aircraft flies very far below over jungle, believed to be spotter aircraft, single wing air craft, flies low over area, spotting for attacking aircraft; PAN in toward stern of aircraft and pull out from area.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities