"PBR FEATURETTE", AT BINH THOY, RVN Mekong Delta Area Part 1

Description

1) CU From stern of PBR pulling away from pier, PBRs tied up in BG; PAN to left, wake of PBR and after part of 50 cal. machine gun protruding into scene from left. F 2) CU Crewman of PBR searching Sampan for illegal cargo, three of Sampan crew seated in FG. G to F 3) CU Vietnamese Sampan crewmen seated. F 4) CU Junk coming up alongside. G 5) CU Small Sampan with women, children and food aboard pulling up alongside. G 6) MCU PBR crewmen along side of PBR, small Sampan alongside for check. G 7) CU Down over smiling face of small boy; woman holds up ID card; PAN to right to crewman checking ID cards and papers. G 8) CU Crewmen going down aisle between Vietnamese craft, checking ID cards and papers. G 9) MS PBR, camera boat approaching, passsing by small Sampan. G to F 10) CU Past stern of PBR to Sampan along port quarter. G 11) CU Vietnamese in stern of Sampan; PAN to right to interpreter talking with Vietnamese. G 12) CU PBR crewman talking with elderly woman in Sampan. (SV) G 13) CU Crewman checking paperwork as he steps aboard the Sampan. G 14) CU PAN around stern of PBR, Vietnamese in stern apparently a detainee. 15) CU Injured Vietnamese being helped to deck of PBR, left leg bandaged, Vietnamese is placed on her side. VG 16) HA CU Vietnamese carrying wounded woman from boat. 17) CU Down over wounded woman lying on pier. G 18) MCU Vietnamese carrying off injured woman on stretcher. 19) CU Machine gunner aboard PBR standing by his machine gun. 20) CU Gun trained out over water as PBR makes run down canal. 21) MLS Bow view of PBR underway in wake of camera PBRs, they make run down canal, machine gun framed in lower FG. VG 22) LA LS UH-1B (Seawolf) in flight framed by PBR. GtoF 23) LS Shoreline framed by part of PBR in FG. F 24) CU Crewman in helmet and flak jacket, smoking cigarette inboard of boat, talking occasionally on communication mike. G 25) CU Crewman standing by machine gun on stern of boat; PAN up, gunner in BG behind machine gun, wake of boat in BG. G to F 26) CU Face of crewman operating boat which is moving down canal. G 27) CU Down over man's hands gun on wheel. G 28) CU Gunner firing machine gun, returning fire from Viet Cong on shore area. VG 29) MLS PBR underway at high speed returning fire toward far left bank of river; PAN to left, to machine gunner aboard the PBR firing at shoreline returning fire. (unsteady, F) 30) CU+ Crewman firing M-79 grenade launcher. (SV) F 31) MLS Out over water off port side of PBR, shoreline in BG, heavy jungle growth at riverbank; (SV) F 32) CU Out over deck of PBR off starboard bow area, shoreline at right. G to F 33) CU Machine gunner behind gun, forward part of boat; PAN to right, ammo belt of gun protruding over starboard bow. F 34) MCU Machine gunner behind his gun on stern of boat, wake of fast moving boat in BG. G 35) CU Gunner firing his machine gun. 36) CU Crewman firing M-60 machine gun. G 37) CU Crewman drinking from small C-ration can. G 38) LS Stern view of PBR underway, port bow of camera PBR in lower FG, underway at high speed. 39) CU Crewman firing M-79 grenade launcher, reloading, firing another round. G 40) MCU After 50 cal. machine gun firing off toward starboard side, bucket of ammo is loaded on gun, gun is cocked and rechecked. G 41) MLS Tracers and smoke heading toward heavy jungle shoreline in BG seen through window. G 42) CU Crewman firing M-60 machine gun from side of boat, last of belt is used up. G 43) CU Crewman quickly loading another belt of ammo into M-60. G 44) CU Crewman working with clip as he loads ammo. G to F

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities