THE RAZORBACKS - Location - Saigon, RVN Part 1

Description

1) A-G CU Pan over flat terrain; vehicle tracks seen throughout area. G 2) A-G MS Houses ablaze during attack on V.C. platoon hiding in area. G 3) A-G MS Three separate fires, heavy smoke rising from buildings. (SV) VG 4) LA LS UH-1B Army gunship approaching for landing. VG 5) A-G MCU Heavily populated area, pan to show smoke rising. (SV) VG 6) G-A LS Side view, UH-1B gunship in flight. G 7) LA LS Two 'copters in flight; bunker-like objects seen in FG; pan to show gunship firing machine guns. G 8) MS Buildings ablaze. VG 9) LA LS Across vast open field, smoke rising from buildings in FBG. G 10) LS Smoke rising from ground, gunship flies overhead; man sitting on top of bunker in FG. G 11) MS Smoke rising from small buildings, beyond a fence. (SV) VG 12) CU Insignia of a "Razorback" painted on side of 'copter in red; pan to show 24 rocket tubes mounted on 'copter. G 13) CU SP4 Fred L. REXER, of Houston, Texas, cleaning machine gun. G 14) CU REXER, cleaning machine gun. G 15) CU Face of REXER, his face is quite dirty. G 16) CU Machine gun being worked on by REXER. G 17) CU Solvent in can, some machine gun parts are dropped into can. G 18) CU Two US Army personnel working on 'copter engines. G 19) ECU One of men of Razorback Squadron working on 'copter motor. G 20) ECU Man's hands using wrench. G 21) MCU REXER working with machine gun, cleaning. (SV) VG 22) CU Rocket tubes mounted along lower side of 'copter. G 23) CU Man loading rockets, (2.75 inch rockets), into tubes. G 24) CU Crewman loading rockets into rocket tubes. G 25) MCU Side view, Gunship preparing for take- off, rotors engaged. G 26) CU Empty rocket tubes in which rockets were shipped; pan to show gunship taking off. G 27) LA CU Gunship of Razorback Squadron hovering. F 28) MS Rear view, gunship flying low. G 29) LA CU Gunship, situated aboard unidf. ship, takes off, hovers above deck. G 30) SV Rear view, pilot and co-pilot at controls. G 31) CU Rear view, co-pilot. 32) MS Smoke rising from ground as seen thru windshield in FG; pilot and co-pilot in FG in silhouette. G 33) MS Single house in clearing as seen from 'copter flying over; pan to show pilot, co-pilot and door gunner. G 34) A-G MS Smoke rising from grove of banana trees and house where V.C. were hiding. G 35) A-G CU Over roofs of buildings and hangers, large holes seen in roofs. G 36) A-G MS Flat terrain. G 37) A-G CU Pan over outlying area of Tan Son Nhut showing damage. G 38) CU Door gunner firing machine gun at house in banana grove. G 39) CU Rear view, pilot and co- pilot at controls, smoke rising from house and trees in BG as 'copter heads toward area, firing rockets. G 40) CU Over shoulder of co-pilot at house in BG. G 41) A-G CU Over many buildings with roofs caved in, holes in roofs from rockets; pan to show buildings at Base area damaged by V.C. VG

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities