TAN SON NHUT ATTACK Saigon, RVN Part 2

Description

1) A to G MLS Looking thru windshield of UH-1B, as 'copter flies over city of Saigon, showing fire and smoke rising from the V.C. position, after being attacked by Gun Ships; slow PAN, show-silhouette of co-pilot. VG 2) CU Looking down over part of windshield, instrument panel area; much of the Saigon area is seen below, black smoke rising from area of V.C. positions directly below; the attack continues from the camera 'copter; rockets and Machine gun fire streaks towards a V.C. position in BG. VG 3) A to G MS Black columns of smoke rising from two areas in V.C. positions (SV). 4) CU Looking thru windshield of camera 'copter, rockets seen streaking towards the . targets in the smoke. G 5) CU Pilot and co-pilot. F 6) CU Waist gunner, with his M-60 Machine gun, looking down over the black smoke rising from V.C. positions. G 7) A to G MS Fire and smoke in the V.C. positions in heart of Saigon. G 8) A to G LS Looking out over Saigon, black smoke rising from BG; PAN down over the base buildings at Tan Son Nhut. VG 9) LA MS Dead V.C. at the end of Tan Son Nhut runway; PAN, showing troopers fanning out in far BG. G 10) MLS Troopers out in the field at Tan Son Nhut, smoke rising from a small fire in BG; men look for dead V.C. G to F 11) MCU Some of the ARVN's and GI's looking at a V.C. grenade on the ground. VG 12) CU Looking down over a rocket on the ground. G 13) MCU Rocket on ground. G 14) MCU Dead V.C. lying in grass. 15) CU Another dead V.C. lying in bushes, second one in BG. G 16) CU Grenande held in the hand of the dead man. 17) MCU ARVN laying the V.C. grenade on the dead man. 18) MS ARVN troopers out in the field. 19) MLS CH-47C 'copter landing in BG kicking up dust. F 20) MLS CH-47C Army 'copter. F 21) MCU EOD man stripping a dead V.C., one man stands in FG taking candid shots. 22) MCU Member of the EOD stripping a V.C. lying in the bushes, as he removes hand grenades. G 23) CU Looking down over a Communist B-40 rocket and other items laying on grass. 24) CU Hand grenades laying near the buddha; EOD members strip a V.C. 25) MS EOD member carrying rockets off, setting them in a pile. G 26) CU Pile of rockets and grenades captured from the dead V.C. G 27) MS Troopers off-loading from a bus to relieve men on duty; vehicle is underway at high speed in far BG; troopers being relieved are seen walking back thru the field. G 28) MS UH-1B 'copter taking off from Tan Son Nhut, moving off to right. VG 29) MCU Group of armed soldiers walking by. G 30) MS Medics carrying a wounded man from UH-1B 'copter on a stretcher. G 31) MCU Wounded GI put on a stretcher after being removed from the UH-1B; man is wounded in the right side. G 32) CU Two ambulances, one drives off to right. 33) MCU GI's, with weapons, bandoliers, rifles, walking past camera. F 34) MCU UH- 1B touching down at Ton Son Nhut. G 35) MCU Walking wounded being hurried off from 'copter. G 36) CU Men climbing into the ambulance. P 37 CU UH-1B being refueled. G 38) CU Man holding the nozzle in the tank of UH-1B. G 39) MCU Fuel truck. F 40) CU Man rearming the UH-1B. G 41) CU Long belt of ammo being put into the 'copter for waist guns. G 42) CU Men carrying off a box from 'copter, setting it on the ground, then putting it back into the 'copter. F 43) CU UH-1B lifting off, moving back slowly. G 44) LA LS A-1H over Tan Son Nhut making bombing passes at V.C. positions at end of runway; PAN, showing explosions going off at far end of runway, fires are also burning (SV). VG 45) MLS UH- 1B's returning to Tan Son Nhut for rearming (this is a night scene, only lights of 'copter are seen moving thru darkness. 46) ELS Explosions going off at far end of runway, throwing up a red ball of fire from A-1H attacks on V.C. positions: lights of another 'copter come into scene. G 47) LS Two points of light, as you look towards the far end of runway in the complete darkness. F

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General Records of the Department of the Navy

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities