DAY & NIGHT AERIAL COMBAT FOOTAGE NEAR SOC TRANG, Viet Nam (VIKING STRIKES) Part 1

Description

1) CU Looking thru windshield of a 'copter, low over the V.C. area; hits are being made in BG by the UH-1B's guns banking off to right. G 2) CU Looking thru windshield, showing flat terrain; dust is kicked up in far BG from hits from rockets and Machine gun fire, at the suspected V.C. area. 3) CU Waist gunner firing his Machine gun. G 4) CU Looking thru windshield area, showing hits being made in BG on the low level attack. 5) CU Waist gunner firing an M-60 Machine gun. G 6) CU Waist gunner removing barrel from his Machine gun. G 7) AtoA MLS Side view, UH-1B in flight, framed by part of camera 'copter, pilot seated in left FG; 'copter is in a rocket attack attitude. 8) AtoA CU Side view, UH-1B in flight. F to P 9) AtoA MS Side view, UH-1B in flight over flat terrain (SV). VG 10) AtoG CU PAN Over tree tops, as seen from waist hatch during low level run, as 'copter heads back to base area; runway comes up underneath the 'copter on landing approach. G to F 11) CU Flashes of fire as the Machine gun fires spurts of tracer bullets during the night air strike aboard the UH-1B 'copter. 12) CU Heavy flashes of gun fire from camera 'copter during night air strike. 13) MLS Buildings at the base area; two UH-1B 'copters come in for landing in mid BG; PAN, to a 'copter landing in mid BG; a white post is in FG; UH-1B swings its tail around, hovers about a foot off the ground; second 'copter maneuvers about in left BG; telephoto lens obstruction in upper right corner, otherwise. G 14) MCU Looking down port side of UH-1B on ground, rotors still engaged. G 15) LA CU Rotors engaged on 'copter. G 16) CU Rocket tubes, empty, on 'copter. F 17) CU Crewman reloading M-60 Machine gun with the belt of ammo. G 18) CU Ammo being folded into the ammo bucket; man pulls the belt of ammo out, starts all over again to make sure it is folded in properly. VG 19) HA CU Empty rocket tubes, as rockets are being loaded into tubes. G 20) CU Man bent down working with a long belt of M60 ammo; PAN up, showing the long belt of ammo. 21) CU Rockets being loaded into the rocket tubes attached to side of 'copter. G 22) CU U.S.A. fuel truck parked next to the 'copter while being refueled. G 23) CU Man refueling the 'copter, man in lower FG works on some of the armament. 24) CU Man's hands on the fuel hose, as the UH-1B is being fueled. G 25) MS Two men approaching the 'copter, each one carrying a single rocket. G 26) CU Two men loading their rockets into the rocket tubes on side of 'copter.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities