DAY & NIGHT AERIAL COMBAT FOOTAGE NEAR SOC TRANG, Viet Nam (VIKING STRIKES) Part 2

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1) HA MCU Briefing in progress in front of the "Viking" operation's shack, as personnel fold and unfold large maps. (SV) 2) HA CU Looking down over a map being marked. G 3) CU Two men during briefing. G 4) CU Men bent down over the maps during briefing. 5) HA MS Overall view, six men during briefing. G 6) CU Flashes of gun fire, as Machine guns, Flex guns and rockets are fired during a night air strike by the UH-1B; flashes light up the darkness, slight images are seen, such as the waist gunner firing his Machine gun; area is very black in BG; rockets head towards the V.C. target area, flashes of gun fire seen in FG from the waist gunner and Flex guns firing; more rockets are seen streaking towards the target; flashes are seen in FG from Machine guns lighting up the area momentarily. G 7) AtoA CU UH-1B in flight, flat arid terrain in BG; part of the waist gunner's Machine gun in FG in camera 'copter. G 8) AtoA MLS UH-1B in flight, with Flex guns framed in FG. G 9) MS UH-1B coming in over the runway, along with the camera 'copter for landing at base area. 10) CU Looking thru windshield of camera 'copter, as it moves in towards the parking area; camera 'copter swings around, second 'copter ready to touch down in BG. G 11) CU UH-1B parking in the revetment, sandbags and fuel drums seen in FG. G 12) MCU Silhouette view, UH-1B, deep red sky in BG; 'copter is in very deep silhouette. G to F 13) CU UH-1B on the pad, red sky BG; man walks away from side of 'copter. GtoF 14) CU Bright flashes of Machine gun fire aboard the UH-1B during night air strike; rockets are launched towards the V.C. target areas; red balls of fire head toward the targets in BG; flashes from Machine gun fire are seen in FG lighting up the darkness; tracers are seen heading towards the darkness in BG. 15) MS Rockets heading towards darkness in BG. G

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities