1986 - Colour, USAF Newsreel: Physical Fitness; Honduras Air Traffic Controllers; A-1E in Vietnam; AF Firefighters
B/W Melodrama: skinny man in 1900s swimsuit on beach towel; big guy kicks sand in his face; they fight.
02:40:44 Title: What A Wimp. Skinny man gets up & weight trains. Feet splayed. Big guy kicks sand again but hits a hidden weight. Skinny guy gets up & pushes him over.
02:41:48 Title: “Physical Fitness - A great way of Life” The End (in sand, water over) Gags; Oddities.
02:42:01 Title Sequence: Air Force Now (broken glass & thru stars).
02:42:28 Title: Palmerola - Honduras, over silhouette of turning radar.
Montage: POV of ground walking thru grass intercut w/ flag, airplane taking off, male & female airmen VO describing mobile unit deployed from Patrick AFB, Florida w/ 2nd Combat Information Systems Group, men setting up equipment & planes taking off, men at instruments. check points, briefing.
02:44:22 SOF describing C-140 used to measure signals from navigational aids of mobile unit. POV from cockpit, shots of plane over. B-52; large transport, radar & electronics.
02:45:45 Project Warrior (Vietnam Rescue Mission)
Vietnamese in jungle. Hut burning. Vietnamese shooting. Portrait Ho-Chi-Minh (B/W). American troops on foot, advancing, shooting. Flock of helicopters - Bell U-H1 type Huey. Vietnamese firing mortar from inside destroyed building (B/W). Thatched hut roof on fire. US troops in field w/ binoculars, fire bazooka, rifles. Rescue plane take off; A-1E Skyraider fighter aircraft seen from air, strafing, CU guns firing. HC-130 (command post), 4 Skyraiders, 2 HH-3E Jolly Greens (choppers) in flight.
02:47:19 Downed American pilot in jungle, out of parachute; pursued. Falls, injured. GOOD plane shots. Explosion in jungle. US plane strafing ground as helicopter waits, flares & white phosphorus smoke. CU machine gun firing from helicopter. Pilot. CU LBJ gives Rescue pilot Bernie Fisher Medal of Honor. A1E fires rocket, huge explosion in jungle. Strafing from helicopter. Rescuer on cable; retrieved. A-1Es on airfield flight line & takeoff.
02:51:05 Firetruck in garage, firefighters called on alert. Preparations - put on protective suits, drive off.
02:52:20 Title: Fire Fighters. CU Man on two-way radio, SOF, permission to light fire for training exercise;extinguishing big flames. Firemen talk about job. Firefighting w/ vehicle. Pressure gauge & inspecting building sprinkler system. New firefighter helmet w/ built in radios, designed to also protect in chemical warfare explained in briefing. Firefighting at night, various viewpoints. GOOD shots. VO firefighter on adrenaline, etc.
02:56:17 Coming Attractions Air Force Now: North Vietnam releases first POWs (Special Issue). Presented
Military Newsreel; Recruiting Propaganda;
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1986 - Colour, USAF Newsreel: Physical Fitness; Honduras Air Traffic Controllers; A-1E in Vietnam; AF Firefighters B/W Melodrama: skinny man in 1900s swimsuit on beach towel; big guy kicks sand in his face; they fight. 02:40:44 Title: What A Wimp. Skinny man gets up & weight trains. Feet splayed. Big guy kicks sand again but hits a hidden weight. Skinny guy gets up & pushes him over. 02:41:48 Title: “Physical Fitness - A great way of Life” The End (in sand, water over) Gags; Oddities. 02:42:01 Title Sequence: Air Force Now (broken glass & thru stars). 02:42:28 Title: Palmerola - Honduras, over silhouette of turning radar. Montage: POV of ground walking thru grass intercut w/ flag, airplane taking off, male & female airmen VO describing mobile unit deployed from Patrick AFB, Florida w/ 2nd Combat Information Systems Group, men setting up equipment & planes taking off, men at instruments. check points, briefing. 02:44:22 SOF describing C-140 used to measure signals from navigational aids of mobile unit. POV from cockpit, shots of plane over. B-52; large transport, radar & electronics. 02:45:45 Project Warrior (Vietnam Rescue Mission) Vietnamese in jungle. Hut burning. Vietnamese shooting. Portrait Ho-Chi-Minh (B/W). American troops on foot, advancing, shooting. Flock of helicopters - Bell U-H1 type Huey. Vietnamese firing mortar from inside destroyed building (B/W). Thatched hut roof on fire. US troops in field w/ binoculars, fire bazooka, rifles. Rescue plane take off; A-1E Skyraider fighter aircraft seen from air, strafing, CU guns firing. HC-130 (command post), 4 Skyraiders, 2 HH-3E Jolly Greens (choppers) in flight. 02:47:19 Downed American pilot in jungle, out of parachute; pursued. Falls, injured. GOOD plane shots. Explosion in jungle. US plane strafing ground as helicopter waits, flares & white phosphorus smoke. CU machine gun firing from helicopter. Pilot. CU LBJ gives Rescue pilot Bernie Fisher Medal of Honor. A1E fires rocket, huge explosion in jungle. Strafing from helicopter. Rescuer on cable; retrieved. A-1Es on airfield flight line & takeoff. 02:51:05 Firetruck in garage, firefighters called on alert. Preparations - put on protective suits, drive off. 02:52:20 Title: Fire Fighters. CU Man on two-way radio, SOF, permission to light fire for training exercise;extinguishing big flames. Firemen talk about job. Firefighting w/ vehicle. Pressure gauge & inspecting building sprinkler system. New firefighter helmet w/ built in radios, designed to also protect in chemical warfare explained in briefing. Firefighting at night, various viewpoints. GOOD shots. VO firefighter on adrenaline, etc. 02:56:17 Coming Attractions Air Force Now: North Vietnam releases first POWs (Special Issue). Presented Military Newsreel; Recruiting Propaganda;