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Vietnam War - 1969, 101st Airborne Division, Helicopters & Pathfinders

Reel Number: H1862-02

Color: Colour

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1969

Country: Vietnam

Location: FSB Birmingham

TC Begins: 01:16:37

TC Ends: 01:34:17

Duration: 00:17:40

Vietnam War - 1969, 101st Airborne Division, Helicopters & Pathfinders Slate: 19Feb69. Control tower. Aircraft control tower at Camp Eagle. 01:17:14 INT, tower. Soldier traffic controllers at work, CUs, radio panel. Helicopters past. 01;19:19 Slate: 20Feb69 Moving of Troops. Signal grenade smoke seen, CH-47 Chinook lands at FSB Birmingham, soldiers off. Weapons & equipment ready for airlift. 01:20:33 Smoke from signal grenade by l55mm Howitzer. Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe flies in; one at a time picking up l55mm Hows & flying off. 01:21:54 Slate. Continue w/ CH-54 landing & hauling howitzers. 01:24:57 Smoke grenade beside jeep, CH-47 flies over truck. Several shots of CH-47 lands in dust cloud near smoke from signal grenade. Soldiers off copter & across field. 01:27:06 Slate. Soldier throws signal grenade. CH-47 lands near smoke. Soldiers in field issued clean clothing. Soldiers board truck. Loaded truck drives off. 01:29:24 Slate: Pathfinders. Shot from copter as flight of UH-lHs take off. Air-to-air, UH-lHs in flight. UH-lH lands & takes off. Soldiers of Pathfinder platoon prepare to guide copters to landings. Soldier drinks from canteen. AH-lG copter overhead. 01:31:55 Slate: 25Feb69. Pathfinders. Soldier signals copter to landing. UH-lH lands. Soldiers off & copter flies away. 01:32:44 Pathfinders resting in grass; on radio. 01:33:24 Signal grenade ignited; smoke. UH-lH directed to landing. Soldiers get off & helicopter leaves. Repeat. Troop Movement; Equipment Movement; NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. GOOD helicopter coverage.

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