AIR STRIKE, NORTH VIET NAM Part 1

Description

1) MLS A-A (Rear view) F-8E in flgt.; clouds seen in BG; plane makes a bank L, G-F.2) HA MS A-A F-8E in flgt. over the hilly terrain, moves in for an attack; ZUNI rocket is sent in to target area; second rocket is fired; F-8E seen pulling out; no explosions seen on run, otherwise G. (This ftg. taken by LTJG KAY).3) A-A MS (Rear view) F-8E firing two rockets; one explosion seen down below; smoke rising from area; camera a/c PANS over the hilly area and pulls up, G.4) A-A HA MLS F-8E in flgt. on a ZUNI rocket run; rocket is fired exploding in the wooded area next to clearing, G.5) A-G MS (Looking down over the flat terrain) F-8E seen firing rocket into the area alongside canal; an A-4C type a/c seen flying past the F-8E and moving off L; PAN over canal and farm area below then pull up from area, G.6) A-A HA MLS (Rear view) F-8E in flgt. on attack; PAN L with a/c; plane flies over the smoke that is rising next to the canal; plane dives down on a strafing run and then pulls up from area; a/c follows the a/c pulling up from area, VG (This first a/c is the camera a/c/).7) A-A HA MS (Rear view) F-8E in flgt., plane dives down for attack on the wooded area; it fires two ZUNI rockets into the wooded area, G.8) A-A LS F-8E in flgt. flying off L; bank L with a/c; plane makes low pass over area sending two more rockets over flat, wooded area against Viet Cong troops hiding in area; smoke seen rising from the general area.9) A-A HA LS (Rear view) F-8E in flgt. on attack; a/c moves in on run firing a ZUNI rocket into the area where smoke is rising from the wooded area; explosion seen; pull up from area.10) A-A ELS F-8E in flgt. banking off L, flying thru thin cloud and out into clearing; plane flies rather low on its attack; fire is seen raging below from the other run; Napalm bomb hits the area below throwing up a ball of flame; part of the bomb arcs off to the FBG to land in a flat field, VG.11) A-A HA LS (Looking down over F-8E in flgt.) It is flying over a heavy cloud covering out over the clearing; PAN L with a/c as it streaks in firing two rockets that explode in the small wooded area, G.12) A-A MLS (Rear view) F-8E in flgt.; BANK L with a/c flying over; heavy cloud coverage; it finally moves into clearing, dives in for its attack, strafing the area and then pulling out, EX.13) A-A LS Aircraft in flgt. over heavily wooded area; plane appears to be an A-4C; it strafs the wooded area and then flies in toward smoke that is rising from wooded area up ahead; it lets loose a Napalm bomb which explodes with a terrific fireball in the wooded area enveloping quite a large area; ftg. is against the Viet Cong concentration in the wooded area; pilot of the a/c is LTJG DURHAM, but ftg. is taken by LT. BALL, VFP-63B, VG. (LTJG J.C. DURHAM).

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities