Air Strike Missions, Vietnam
3/1965
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This unedited film was shot by cameras affixed to helicopters and capture the dropping of napalm and phosphorus as well as strafing.
The military provided card catalogs and press releases containing important information about the film.
"APC CLIP 7. AIR STRIKE MISSIONS 8658, 8669 and 8670, Vietnam, 13 and 14 March 1965.
Pilot: Capt Smith
Mission: 8658
Quality: Excellent
Date: 13 March 1965
Armament: Napalm, phosphorous, Strafing
FPS: 64
Aircraft: A-1E No. 886
Roll: R33D-47 & 48
Target: 10 miles from Kien Hoa, Province of Kien Hoa. Fwd and Aft cameras: Napalm and phosphorous drops at low level on buildings of five farms along canal; napalm drops on woods at three sites along a river; and strafing buildings in wooded area.
Pilot: Capt Cook
Mission: 8669
Quality: Good
Date: 14 March 1965
Armament:
FPS: 64
Aircraft: A-1E No. 421
Roll: R33D-51
Target: 31 miles southwest of Tan Son Nhut. Fwd camera: Low level flight over farms along river.
Pilot: Capt Stover
Mission: 8670
Quality: Excellent
Date: 14 March 1965
Armament: Napalm, phosphorous and GP bombs
FPS: 128
Aircraft: A-1E No. 910
Roll: R33D-54
Target: Dinh Tuong Province, 23 miles NW of Can Tho. Napalm, one phosphorous and one GP bomb dropped on farm buildings along river. Also a shot from higher altitude of water buffalo herd in plains area."
The military provided card catalogs and press releases containing important information about the film.
"APC CLIP 7. AIR STRIKE MISSIONS 8658, 8669 and 8670, Vietnam, 13 and 14 March 1965.
Pilot: Capt Smith
Mission: 8658
Quality: Excellent
Date: 13 March 1965
Armament: Napalm, phosphorous, Strafing
FPS: 64
Aircraft: A-1E No. 886
Roll: R33D-47 & 48
Target: 10 miles from Kien Hoa, Province of Kien Hoa. Fwd and Aft cameras: Napalm and phosphorous drops at low level on buildings of five farms along canal; napalm drops on woods at three sites along a river; and strafing buildings in wooded area.
Pilot: Capt Cook
Mission: 8669
Quality: Good
Date: 14 March 1965
Armament:
FPS: 64
Aircraft: A-1E No. 421
Roll: R33D-51
Target: 31 miles southwest of Tan Son Nhut. Fwd camera: Low level flight over farms along river.
Pilot: Capt Stover
Mission: 8670
Quality: Excellent
Date: 14 March 1965
Armament: Napalm, phosphorous and GP bombs
FPS: 128
Aircraft: A-1E No. 910
Roll: R33D-54
Target: Dinh Tuong Province, 23 miles NW of Can Tho. Napalm, one phosphorous and one GP bomb dropped on farm buildings along river. Also a shot from higher altitude of water buffalo herd in plains area."
This primary source comes from the Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations.
National Archives Identifier: 62292
Full Citation: 342-APCCLI-7; Air Strike Missions, Vietnam; 3/1965; Army Pictorial Center Motion Picture Film Clips, ca. 1960–ca. 1970; Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, Record Group 342; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/air-strike-missions-vietnam-8658-8669-8670, October 14, 2024]Rights: Copyright Not Evaluated Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
