RIVER PATROL Part 1

Description

1) LA MLS PAN view, two PBR's underway in mid part of river and firing their machine guns to starb'd towards far river bank, exchanging fire with VC along riverbank; first boat passes out of scene to L; camera keeps up with second boat; many hits are seen being made along riverbank in distant BG; PAN L with two PBR's moving down wide part of river. G 2) LA MS PBR underway in wake of camera boat; second PBR is underway in distant BG; wake of camera boat kicking up in FG, obscuring part of boats in BG. VG 3) ELS Side view, PBR underway in mid part of river; PBR closes in on a sampan; PAN forward as PBR comes alongside sampan; sampan proceeds up to PBR for search. 4) MCU Port bow view of PBR lying to, sampan alongside Vietnamese papers being checked by PBR crew. VG 5) HA CU Small sampan alongside PBR with two RVN aboard; PAN up to crewman on bow of PBR holding his M-16 at the ready. G 6) HA CU Woman on sampan with her hand on tiller. G 7) MLS Bow view, PBR underway in wake of camera boat; PBR is firing to L; swich PAN L to hits being made along shoreline by M-60's and .50 cal. machine guns; swish PAN R to PBR underway at high speed. VG 8) LS Port quarter view of PBR underway at high speed on river, making sharp port turn; second PBR cuts into scene to R, both boats moving off to L; first boat swings around and closes in on camera boat; CU of wake rolling by in FG; second boat cuts into scene from R, leaves scene off to L. VG 9) A-G LA LS Mekong Delta region, scrub brush in FG; PAN over a small canal; PAN R showing dirt roads and canals running through crountryside. SV VG 10) CU Door gunner on starb'd side of UH-1B; M-79 grenade launcher is fired; 'copter flies low over flat terrain; large body of water seen in BG; grenade launcher is loaded and fired again from 'copter. SV of grenade launcher being loaded and fired. VG 11) CU PAN L over the wide body of water; shoreline is seen in far BG. G 12) CU Side view of door gunner looking out over water being flown over; shoreline seen in far BG. SV G-F 13) MS Three PBR's, one tied up to boat boom, one departing from boat boom; third PBR seen approaching in BG; PAN R with PBR leaving side of LST-821; second PBR enters scene and leaves scene to R. G-F 14) LA MS Bow view of two PBR's underway at high speed on river; wake of camera boat seen in lower FG.G 15) LA LS Looking out over river to low shoreline in far BG; PBR cuts into scene to L at high speed; second PBR cuts into scene from L, moves by to R. SV G 16) MLS Bow view of two PBR's underway in wake of camera boat, boats traveling at high speed. 17) MCU PBR's underway; HARNETT COUNTY seen in far BG at anchor. G SUPP., MN-10438

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities