TET OFFENSIVE FOOTAGE (TAN SON ENTRANCE) Part 3

Description

1) MS PAN view, man moving along road on motorbike, USA heavy tank parked in MBG, men on top of tank, jeeps approach up road from R. G 2) MLS Tanks and armored personnel carriers lined up alongside road, buildings framed in BG; PAN down road to show troops standing around side of personnel carriers, some sitting on vehicles; occasional tank seen in between carriers.(SV)VG 3) CU Dead Vietcong on outskirts of Tan Son Entrance.G 4) HA CU Dead Vietcong laying on back, face blackened. 5) CU Overall view, dead Vietcong, legs crossed. G 6) MS Dead Vietcong laying on stomach, captured B-40 rockets seen in FG. G 7) HA CU Dead Vietcong laying on stomach in grass. G 8) HA CU Dead Vietcong laying on back, legs spread out blood on face. G 9) HA CU Dead Vietcong, blood seen coming out of nose and mouth, hands up over head. G 10) MCU Ordnance specialist working with small ordnance of grass, dead V.C. seen directly behind. G 11) CU B-40 rockets. G 12) CU Man in camouflage uniform standing up. G 13) CU B-40 rocket and other small pyrothnics. G 14) ELS Smoke curling up in air from distant BG from bombings of RVN Airforce in A-1H a/c; CH-37 'copter seen sitting in field in MBG, dead V.C. on grass in FG. G 15) LA LS Parachute flare up in sky lighting up night sky. G 16) CU Trooper in sandbag bunker, military ambulance moves by on roadway in MBG. G 17) CU Rear view, ambulance moving down past gatehouse, circling to L; buildings seen in BG, part of Tan Son Entrance Base complex. G 18) MS Men standing near jeep, others standing near stone wall in BG with rifles.G 19) CU Small ambulance moving along roadway, truck bars most of road. G 20) Troops talking on road. G 21) CU Rear view, trooper with armored vest, jeep approaching up road, passes directing traffic; Vietnamese in FG has M-1 carbine. G 22) ELS Circle of smoke in sky from bombing in distant BG. G 23) MS Men off-loading ammo from UH-1D 'copter, carrying it away to L, stacking it in stake body truck in BG. G 24) CU Vietnamese handling ammo, carrying it off; some ammo being lowered into UH-1D 'copter. G 25) CU Crewman inside 'copter stacking boxes of ammo. (SV) 26) MS UH-1D in revetment loaded with boxes of ammo, Vietnamese troops seen at R. G 27) ECU 'Copter lifting off from revetment with ammo. G 28) LA LS Two parachute flares in night sky, rows of white lights seen off to R; an explosion occurs in far BG from bomb. G 29) HA MS Group of men standing next to 'copter caring for wounded man on stretcher; this is a MEDEVAC 'copter. G 30) HA MS Wounded man moved into MEDEVAC'copter with glucose bottle held by other man. G 31) HA MCU Left side of MEDEVAC'copter, rotors engaged, three men alongside, wounded men in 'copter; another wounded man is brought to side of 'copter and loaded aboard; photographer moves into scene to photograph action, crewmen close door, pilot climbs into cockpit. G 32) HA LS MEDEVAC 'copter taking off from field at Tan Son Entrance, other UH-1D 'copters seen in revetments in BG. VG 33) HA MLS 'Copters in revetments, men moving around in area handling ammo. VG 34) CU Jeep carrying ammo, passing it out to men on perimeter line; men seen in heavy sandbagged bunker in MBG, jeep backs away with boxes of ammo on hood.G 25) LA CU Heavy bunker; PAN R to show jeep pulling away. G 26) MCU Small armored vehicle, disabled: lookout tower seen at R6x truck in BG. few men walking around; this is perimeter of Tan Son Entrance. (SV) G-F 27) MS Wounded man being carried on stretcher to side of MEDEVAC 'copter at Tan Son Entrance. G 28) MS Wounded man being removed from miliary ambulance, carried o R by four men load aboard 'copter; UH-46D 'copter seen hovering over field in far. BG. G 29) LS Tailaway view, men carrying wounded man to side of MEDEVAC 'copter at Tan Son Entrance; ambulance seen at L. G 30) MLS Four men loading wounded man aborad MEDEVAC 'copter, UH-1D (SV) G-F 31) CU Men standing alongside MEDEVAC 'copter; wounded men seen sitting inside, stripped to waist. G 32) CU 'Cotper crewman standing alongside 'copter. G 33) MS PAN view, wounded man being carried to side of MEDEVAC 'copter and loaded aboard. G 34) CU Interior view, MEDEVAC 'copter. F 35 MS Rear view, MEDEVAC'copter lifting off from Tan Son Entrance, in flight to BG enroute to hospital; ambulance passes by in FG from L to R. G 36) MS PAN view, UH-1B 'copter coming in for landing, 'copters sen in revetment in RBG, second 'copter flies low over parking area, moving towards far BG.G 37) ECU Man's hands holding fuel nozzle during refueling of "copter. G 38) CU Man removing nozzle from tank of USA UH-1B, replacing cap. G 39) MS Men carrying supplies to MEDEVAC 'copter at Tan Son Entrance, UH-1B'S seen BG. G

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities