USAF during Vietnam War - some great clear footage

[Liberator]

Here some truly eye candy amazing....and very historical Vietnam War USAF footage taken all across SEA during the Vietnam war.

At Korat air base with Thuds, Stratotankers and B-66 taking. Shame its freaking silent!!!!!
Look at the young airman how old is he 18?
http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... off_airmen

Here we see KC-135 refueling inflight a Thud formation - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... 05-D-plane

Flight ops at Tan Son Nhut - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... 47-Skytain

Ubon F-4D Phantoms in 1969 carrying first generation Laser Guided Bombs - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... -in-flight
More laser equipped Phantom and WSO sight - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... asures-pod

Pony dropping paratroopers - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... erial-view

CH-3E Jollies "Pony Express" inbound to Laos - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... erial-view

Anyone wonder how brave the tankers guys were going into airspace with MiGs.. and so much fuel at times during the long war...

Here we see a stunning clear A-1 Skyraider dive bombing run - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... arget-area

BLU Cluster bomblets blowing up in jungle - visually interesting - are there duds? - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... -Skyraider

Pilot boards A-1 Skyraider and 3 ship formation - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... -in-flight

A rare A-1 Skyraider strike film with frag bombs - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... -at-target

O-1 FAC views and A-1 strike - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... r-aircraft

Pilot and observer in O-1 Birdog preflighting - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... g-aircraft

Make it more important i feel that we ensure we we keep Vietnam eras a warbirds/aircrews rembered at airshownd museums all around USA and Australia.

Ive never seen any of these films before and they are to me as a historian and enthusiast a good insight to what men and machines did in the war.

Phil

[Ken]

Thank you so much for posting this link - amazing footage. Watching one then links to many others as well. A friend of mine was a Skyraider pilot with the 602 ACS during the time of these films; can't wait for him to see some of these clips, I expect he will recognize some of the places and faces.

[RickH]

Wings Over Houston cancelled the Viet Nam reenactment two days ago. They needed the time for an additional booking.

No AD-1, no O2, no A-26, no UH-1s, no Spooky C-47 and no TA-4 or F100.

[67N20]

Wings Over Houston cancelled the Viet Nam reenactment two days ago. They needed the time for an additional booking.

No AD-1, no O2, no A-26, no UH-1s, no Spooky C-47 and no TA-4 or F100.

Well,that just sucks.

[LadyO2Pilot]

Wings Over Houston cancelled the Viet Nam reenactment two days ago. They needed the time for an additional booking.

No AD-1, no O2, no A-26, no UH-1s, no Spooky C-47 and no TA-4 or F100.

Well,that just sucks.

Yes it does.

Phil, thanks for this thread. Great videos, some I had seen, some new.

[DB2]

What a bummer on the cancellation of the Vietnam segment, particularly with the F-100.

Presumably the Rich Kid's Private Jet Team made WoH an offer they couldn't refuse?

[Clifford Bossie]

It used to be not too uncommon for 16mm movies to be shown at our local model club when I was young (way back when). On one occassion a Colonel from Holloman brought a movie of a firepower demonstartion that hed been filmed at Eglin. There was the usual strafing of trains and tanks and the shootdown of a couple of QF-80s, one with a Vulcan and the other by an AIM-9. After the ground targets were gunned and bombed the targets were also shown. Burned out tanks, shot up vehicles and trains. There was also an accident where an F-100 dropped a delayed action bomb, except the bomb went off on impact and the pilot of the Hun was forced to eject from damage to the aircaft. An F-105 was flying wing and was also caught in the blast but able to recover at Eglin. I have searched for that film, but have yet to find it. The closest I have come is this: http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... port_F-100 The original was 20 to 30 minutes.

[RickH]

Rich Kid's Private Jet Team

Not to hijack the thread but an unfair characterization at best. They had nothing to do with the decisions made on this end. They simply booked an airshow. They've worked hard to get to this level.

[airnutz]

Yup a great website...was in there last week rummaging around hoping for a video of a SATS launch(etc.)...no joy...

[CrewDawg]

I love the Thuds taking off heading "Downtown"!!! Thanks for posting!!

[Clifford Bossie]

Yup a great website...was in there last week rummaging around hoping for a video of a SATS launch(etc.)...no joy...

This is another site that has some neat stuff: http://www.archive.org/index.php Hopefully some of the videos there might be of use. I found a good number of nuke tests and some videos on the Nike Hercules.

[airnutz]

Yup a great website...was in there last week rummaging around hoping for a video of a SATS launch(etc.)...no joy...

This is another site that has some neat stuff: http://www.archive.org/index.php Hopefully some of the videos there might be of use. I found a good number of nuke tests and some videos on the Nike Hercules.

Thanks Clifford, I'll check it out! Popasmoke.com had some nice still shots of JATO A-4's launching fom the SATS strip At Chu Lai...a vid(with sound) of that would be a nice find as well.