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  • 1962 Vietnam, Biên Hòa Air Base

    "Coverage of aerial weapons used against Viet Cong in Republic of Vietnam, including T-28D, A-1H, B-26B and B-26C aircraft; 20mm and .50 caliber ammo being loaded; LAU/3A rocket pods being loaded with 2.75" FFARs; BLU-11 and M-116 napalm bombs being filled, fuzed and mounted; 100-lb, 250-1b and 500-lb GP bombs stacked in dump area and being loaded onto aircraft; M1-A2 frag cluster and M-81 frag bombs in bomb bay and on wing pylon of B-26B; aerial views of Mekong Delta area and aircraft in flight; and B-26B dropping napalm and strafing (All aircraft have VNAF markings). Reel 1: 1) Scenes of men in boats herding flock of ducks along river bank. 2) Shows steam-powered roller in operation in front of church. 3) Vietnamese loading steam roller firebox with wood. 4) VNAF and USAF officers looking at map at desk. 5) Scenes of VNAF T-28Ds and A-1Hs parked on flight line. 6) Shows three M1-A2 fragmentation clusters mounted on A-1H wing pylon. 7) Shows rocket pods on A-1H wing pylon. 8) Scenes of VNAF airmen loading 20mm ammo onto A-1H. 9) CU of loaded LAU/3A 2.75" rocket launcher. 10) Airmen mounting camera pod on B-26B wing pylon. 11) VNAF airmen loading 500-lb bomb onto A-1H. 12) USAF airmen filling BLU-11 tanks with napalm and checking M-116 napalm tanks. 13) Airman fuzing BLU-11 napalm bomb on VNAF B-26B wing pylon. 14) Scenes of airmen loading LAU/3A rocket pod and inserting sequence firing switch. 891': Total footage in reel. Reel 2: 1) CUs of B-26B bomb bay holding 260-lb M-81 fragmentation bombs. 2) Airman defuzing frag bomb containing M-83 butterfly bomb, tagging bomb and crating it. 3) Scenes in ammo dump-showing 100-lb GP bombs, .50 caliber ammo, 2.75" rockets, napalm tanks, 250-lb and 500-lb bombs. 4) CU of A-1H wing loaded with .50 caliber gun pod, LAU/3A and M1-A2 frag cluster, then airman installing frangible nose cover on LAU/3A. 5) AVs of rivers, island and village in Delta area. 6) Shows BLU-11 napalm bomb being positioned on B-26B wing pylon. 769': Total footage in reel. Reel 3: 1) Shows row of B-26Bs on flight line. 2) AVs of T-28Ds, B-26Bs and A-1Hs in flight over Delta area. 3) AVs of B-26B, carrying napalm bombs, in flight over dense jungle, then dropping napalm and strafing (NG). 4) AVs of rice Paddies, swamps, canals and river in Delta area. 5) Scenes on Bien Hoa flight line showing T-28D, B-26C, B-26B and A-1H aircraft armed and on alert. 734': Total footage in reel." National Archives Identifier: 69357


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