BLUE EAGLES Saigon, RVN Part 1

Description

1) LA MS C-121J, Super Constellation in the parking area at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, personnel underneath aircraft and working around the Blue Eagle. G 2) CU Sentry with rifle leaning against piece of equipment parked in front of C-121J. (SV) F 3) CU C-121J, VX-8 stenciled on lower part of air craft. G 4) LA CU Blue Eagle insignia painted on side of aircraft. G 5) ECU Hand's of JOHN VITO (ET2) threading pick up head on TR-22 video tape machine inside C-121J; PAN to right threading is continued. GtoF 6) CU JOHN VITO working with video tape monitor and turning on the switch, pattern comes on small monitor. G 7) LA ECU Face of JOHN VITO; PAN to right to man's right hand on switch below monitor, man pulls his hand back from switch. G 8) CU Monitor board, slight pattern on the monitor. 9) CU Orange button. 10) HA CU RONALD STANCAVAGE, RM2, at the audio control panel, both hands on dials. G 11) ECU STANCAVAGE flipping switch on audio console. G 12) ECU Man's face; PAN from man's face to console, right hand on dial, moves left hand to another dial. G 13) HA CU Down over console panel, STANCAVAGE switches switch on audio console. VG 14) HA CU Looking over right shoulder of STANCAVAGE, turns on dial for main power with right hand. VG 15) ECU STANCAVAGE's right hand on switch; PAN to left to man's face. F 16) MS JOHN VITO threading TR4 video tape machine onboard the Blue Eagle while flying over delta region of South Vietnam, reel is removed from container, fitted into place on video tape machine and threaded, VITO turns on switch. VG 17) HA MS VITO picking up another carton, removing threaded roll of tape walking toward left FG; PAN slightly toward left, VITO threads TR-22 tape machine, machine is on, monitor with pattern on it in front of VITO's face. VG 18) LA CU JOHN VITO working with TR-22 video tape machine, picture comes on monitor as video tape is broadcast over the air. VG 19) CU VITO pushing button to start video tape at beginning of broadcast. F 20) CU PAN to right, two crew members with video tapes in containers in their hands, two men board the C-121J at Tan Son Nhut Air Base. GtoF 21) HA MS Two men coming up ladder to board C-121J with video tapes, both men enter C-121J. G 22) LA MCU Stencil VX-8, above it is large picture of Eagle with spread wings painted on side of aircraft. G 23) AtoA HA CU C-121J in flight over Saigon area and parts of the delta, green flat terrain is below. G 24) AtoA MLS C-121J drifting toward BG over delta region for LS side view. VG 25) AtoA HA MLS C-121J in flight, flat green terrain below. G 26) AtoA MLS C-121J in flight over deLta region, plane nears camera position, banks toward left, water seen below, plane drifts toward BG out of scene VG

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities