RIVER PATROL (MN-10438) Vietnam Part 3

Description

1) CU Overlooking L shoulder of a crewman aboard PBR, working with the Honeywell Automatic Grenade Launcher; he places a belt of grenades in place, closes the breech; PAN around to side of man at work with grenade launcher; PAN L, over wake of PBR; another PBR is in BG. VG 2) MS Port bow view, PBR underway; swish PAN L, to gunner behind his twin .50 cal. Machine gun on bow. G 3) MCU Front view, gunner loading a belt of ammo into his twin .50 cal. Machine gun; he closes the breech, cocks the gun. G 4) HA MCU Two men, on camera boat, PBR in mid BG in wake of camera boat. VG 5) CU Gunner firing his .50 cal. Machine gun on stern of PBR; PAN L, gun barrel. G 6) Overlooking door gunner's M-60 Machine gun on his lap; twin Mini guns are framed in BG, with 'copter in flight high above Mekong Delta. Ex. 7) CU Overlooking the M-60 across lap of door gunner, with 'copter in flight. VG 8) CU Looking out open hatch to the twin Mini guns on starb'd side; barrel of door gunner's M-60 is in LFG; clouds are floating by below camera aircraft, as 'copter flies over Mekong Delta. VG 9) HA CU M-60 across lap of door gunner; green flat terrain of Mekong Delta far below. VG 10) CU Side view, port door gunner seated at his station, M-60 across his lap; terrain of Mekong Delta is below. VG 11) CU Looking down over smoke flares in a box, in 'copter. VG 12) LA MLS Port beam view, USS HARNETT COUNTY (LST-821) at anchor in river (SV). G 13) MCU Starb'd quarter view, LST at anchor. G 14) LA LS Looking across river to river bank in distant BG; PAN continues R, picking up starb'd quarter of LST; PBR's are nested at booms; PAN continues off starb'd bow; PAN L, keeping starb'd bow in view. VG 15) LA MLS Looking down port side aft of LST; PBR is nested at after boom in BG; colors are flying from gaff on LST, while ship is at anchor. VG 16) MLS Port beam view, LST at anchor, wake of camera boat in FG. G 17) MS Port quarter view, LST, PBR tied up to port after boom; PAN forward, down the port side. VG 18) MCU PAN, huts of village along the waterfront; tall palm trees are in direct BG, small palms along waterfront. VG to Ex. 19) MCU PAN, waterfront, showing Sampans moving by; huts are among the palm trees, heavy jungle growth along waterfront; some of the huts are built over the water. (SV) VG 20) CU Crewman on port side of PBR, looking towards waterfront. VG 21) CU PAN R, heavy jungle foliage growing along waterfront; fishing boats are up to river bank. VG 22) MCU PAN R, heavy foliage and palm trees growing along river bank; muddy water is in FG. VG 23) MLS Bow view, two PBR's approaching up river, river bank seen to R and another to L. VG 24) HA MCU Man standing on a stage painting ship's side of LST; paint pot hangs from a line in FG. G 25) HA CU Crewman aboard LST taking out a warhead rom a metal box, screwing warhead onto the 2.75" rocket, as he prepares rockets for use by UH-1B 'copters. VG 26) CU Looking down over rockets next to 'copter, as one crewman loads rocket pod on the port side, assisted by a second man (SV). VG 27) HA CU Crewman working on after end of rocket pod. G 28) HA CU Man bent down, working with after end of rocket pod on 'copter. VG 29) LA MCU Rear view, man climbing down a jacob's ladder, over the side of LST, to PBR; man swings around, as he climbs aboard PBR at boom. VG 30) LA MLS Narrow single lane bridge; jeep approaches; PAN L, with jeep, as it leaves scene off to L; Vietnamese man and a young girl stand at foot of bridge looking on. G

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities