Vietnam War - Quang Tri & Khe Sanh, Fighter Jets & Spotter Planes, 01 & 06, 07Mar68
Slate: 01Mar68 Operating from Quan Tri. CU insignia 01-DET POV from rear of light plane; seen in flight from another plane. Two Cessna Marine planes w/ rockets under wings, alongside third; river below. Diving down & firing rockets. Various air to air shots. Landing.
08:36:04 Slate: 06Mar68 Quang Tri. Marine Cessna in flight over heavily cratered ground. Airport, roads, trenches of Khe Sanh seen from air. Some rocket smoke. A4 Skyhawk fighter jet below firing rockets & small explosions. High altitude of much smoke from bombs. Several Cessnas in flight from different distances. POV coming towards landing strip; waved into revetment. Crew giving helmet to pilot; fusing 2.75 rockets on O-1B wings. Loading rockets in tubes. CU testing controls on rudder & rear flaps. Maintenance polishing windows.
08:39:06 Camp w/ tents, sandbagged positions, men standing reading. Out of tent & looking at map; walking to planes w/ rifles & helmets w/ gear.
08:40:06 Rockets picked up & put in tubes. Pilots to planes; getting in & strapped in. Plane guided out, warming up & taxiing, taking off past camera CU. Second away from camera. GOOD.
08:42:51 Slate: 07Mar68 Quang Tri. Cessna guided w/ sandbags behind. CU mechanic working on Cessna motor changing spark plugs. Checking piston pressure. Other maintenance.
08:43:46 Aerial of much smoke from wooded area. Fire burning brightly.
08:43:53 End of airfield w/ plane on nose. Large bomb explosions in farmland & woods from air. F4 Phantom fighter jets doing strafing run & fly over. View from Cessna O-1B banking, lining up w/ airstrip & landing from side window (brief). Maintenance. on rear wheel.
Wartime Daily Life; Winter; Fighting; Marine Aviation;
NOTE: May be Cessna OE-1, O-1B Bird Dog. 1968; 1960s;
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Vietnam War - Quang Tri & Khe Sanh, Fighter Jets & Spotter Planes, 01 & 06, 07Mar68 Slate: 01Mar68 Operating from Quan Tri. CU insignia 01-DET POV from rear of light plane; seen in flight from another plane. Two Cessna Marine planes w/ rockets under wings, alongside third; river below. Diving down & firing rockets. Various air to air shots. Landing. 08:36:04 Slate: 06Mar68 Quang Tri. Marine Cessna in flight over heavily cratered ground. Airport, roads, trenches of Khe Sanh seen from air. Some rocket smoke. A4 Skyhawk fighter jet below firing rockets & small explosions. High altitude of much smoke from bombs. Several Cessnas in flight from different distances. POV coming towards landing strip; waved into revetment. Crew giving helmet to pilot; fusing 2.75 rockets on O-1B wings. Loading rockets in tubes. CU testing controls on rudder & rear flaps. Maintenance polishing windows. 08:39:06 Camp w/ tents, sandbagged positions, men standing reading. Out of tent & looking at map; walking to planes w/ rifles & helmets w/ gear. 08:40:06 Rockets picked up & put in tubes. Pilots to planes; getting in & strapped in. Plane guided out, warming up & taxiing, taking off past camera CU. Second away from camera. GOOD. 08:42:51 Slate: 07Mar68 Quang Tri. Cessna guided w/ sandbags behind. CU mechanic working on Cessna motor changing spark plugs. Checking piston pressure. Other maintenance. 08:43:46 Aerial of much smoke from wooded area. Fire burning brightly. 08:43:53 End of airfield w/ plane on nose. Large bomb explosions in farmland & woods from air. F4 Phantom fighter jets doing strafing run & fly over. View from Cessna O-1B banking, lining up w/ airstrip & landing from side window (brief). Maintenance. on rear wheel. Wartime Daily Life; Winter; Fighting; Marine Aviation; NOTE: May be Cessna OE-1, O-1B Bird Dog. 1968; 1960s;