THE DEANS Tan Son Nhut Airfield, Saigon Part 1

Description

1) MLS PAN to left, UH-1D helicopter coming in for landing. G2) MLS UH-1D landing; PAN to left, second one on ground after landing, rotors still engaged. G3) MS Two UH-1D helicopters on ground, engines being out, water in FG.4) MS Arrival of GENERAL W. C. WESTMORELAND with motorcade; PAN to right to UH-1D helicopter.5) MS Frame view of GENERAL WESTMORELAND leaving automobile in BG seen through opening of helicopter. G6) CU General WESTMORELAND seating himself in helicopter, getting ready to strap himself in with safety belt. VG7) MLS UH-1D taking off from wet field; PAN to right with helicopter in flight. G8) LS Two helicopters in flight, both UH-1D type disappearing into BG. G9) AtoG ELS Saigon. (SV) VG10) AtoG MS General view; PAN to right over city of Saigon. (SV) VG11) CU Gunner sitting in the hatch of the UH-1D type helicopter with M-60 machine gun. G12) AtoG MS Down over some of the flat terrain, small village-like area in lower FG. G13) AtoG MS Winding canal, farm-type land, very flat, PAN to left, canal extending to left BG. G14) AtoG MS Down over village alongside canal. G15) AtoG MS Canal and at left what appears to be a river.16) CU Personnel in helicopter, pilot in BG. G to F17) AtoG MS Down over grove of trees, flat uninhabited areas in left and right BG. G18) AtoG LS Delta area. (SV) G to F19) AtoG CU Down over some of the lush terrain, small narrow canal cutting through middle of area. VG20) AtoG MS Flat terrain. G21) AtoG CU Down over waterfront; PAN to right over the heavily inhabited area over the river. G22) AtoG CU PAN over rooftops, several small buildings on over the water. G23) AtoG MS PBR underway on the river.24) MS Three small boys standing at water"s edge. G25) AtoG MCU PAN along port side of PBR underway on river. G26) ECU Name "KLINGER" on helmet of the pilot. (SV) F27) CU Officer walking away from the helicopter at Tan Son Nhut. G28) AtoG LS Down over the Mekong Delta Region, part of helicopter in left FG.29) CU M-60 machine gun mounted in the waist hatch, Mekong Delta region in BG. G30) AtoG CU Down over lush palm grove, some buildings in among trees; PAN to left over the lush green area. VG31) AtoG CU PAN over red rooftops of buildings in the palm grove. G32) AtoG CU PAN over river showing some small sampans up to water"s edge. G33) MS Across the small river, many sampans in BG. G34) MS Two small long boats underway in river, long building on far shore; PAN further to left along shore of river, buildings along shore. G35) CU Two men talking one sitting in helicopter, one standing on ground in flight gear. G36) CU Helicopter pilot looking at camera, smiling.37) MCU UH-1D helicopter sitting on the ground at Tan Son Nhut, rotors engaged.38) ECU Helicopter taking off.39) CU Helicopter hovering a few inches off the ground. G40) CU Through windshield of helicopter.41) CU Pilot at the controls of helicopter. G42) CU Officer seated in the UH-1D helicopter, machine gun at the right. G43) AtoG LS Down over the Mekong Delta Area. (slightly overexposed, G)44) AtoG MS Down over green Mekong Delta Area, canals cutting through various areas, sun sparkling off the water, appears to be rice paddies throughout the area. VG

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities