- Title: VM-1440
- Summary: U.S. ARMY HELICOPTER OPERATIONS IN VIETNAM: HELICOPTER OPERATIONS IN VIETNAM: DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS H-21 TROOP CARRIER HELICOPTERS, UH-1A, UH-IB ARMED ESCORT HELICOPTERS AND VARIETY OF ARMAMENT CARRIED BY UH-1A, UH-1B. "THE HELIBORNE STRIKE", USE OF HELICOPTERS TO CARRY WAR TO VIET CONG AND THEIR SHIFTING STRONGHOLDS.
- Description:00:35:18 - VIET CONG WITH TORCHES RUN THROUGH VILLAGE, SET FIRE TO STRAW HUTS. VIET CONG SUPPLY LINE USING DONKEYS. 00:35:58 - U.S. OFFICERS PLANNING OPERATIONS ON MAPS AT OUTDOOR POSTS. 00:36:35 - MONTAGE VARIOUS VIEWS TROOPS JUMP INTO HIGH GRASS, KNEE DEEP SWAMP, FROM HELICOPTERS DURING HELIBORNE STRIKE. 00:36:58 - VOICE OVER DESCRIBES TYPES OF HELICOPTERS USED IN THESE STRIKES 00:37:17 - "THE H-21 TROOP CARRIER" CARRIES 10 ARVN FULLY ARMED TROOPS, 4 U.S. CREWMEN, TWO OF WHICH MAN DOOR MACHINE GUN. SHOWN IN FLIGHT, IS DESCRIBED BY VOICE OVER AND SHOWN IN FLIGHT. H-21 IS ACCOMPANIED BY ARMED HELICOPTERS, UH-1A AND UH-1B WHICH PROVIDE PROTECTION. 00:38:50 - VARIOUS VIEWS H-21 TROOP CARRIERS IN FLIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY UH-1'S ROBOTIC MACHINE GUN, CONTROLLED BY PILOT IS SEEN ON UH-1. 00:39:39 - "THE UH-1A ARMED HELICOPTER" VARIOUS VIEWS OF HELICOPTER IN OPERATION AS VOICE OVER DESCRIBES IT. "CREW CONSISTS OF PILOT, GUNNER CO-PILOT, CREW CHIEF AMMUNITION TRAYS GUNNER, LOADER AND VIETNAMESE OBSERVER. VOICE OVER DESCRIBES, SHOWS, ARMAMENT, INCLUDING 16 ROCKETS, SHOWN BEING MOUNTED. 00:42:04 - "THE UH-1B ARMED HELICOPTER" REPLACED UH-1A HELICOPTER. DESIGNED WITH MORE EFFECTIVE ARMAMENT. UH-1B HELICOPTER IS SHOWN BEING ARMED AND IN FLIGHT OVER VIETNAM, AS VOICE OVER DESCRIBES ITS FEATURES. MS TWIN ROBOTIC MACHINE GUNS, ROCKETS BEING INSTALLED. 00:44:59 - U.S. VIETNAMESE MEDICS REMOVE WOUNDED FROM UH-1A HELICOPTER, USED AS AIR AMBULANCE. U.S. ADVISER BEING TREATED FOR SHOULDER WOUND AFTER BEING TRANSPORTED BY HELICOPTER. 00:45:39 - CU FACE SHOT SMALL VIETNAMESE BOY IN MOM'S LAP WITH BANDAGED CHEEK IS TRANSPORTED BY UH-1A AIR AMBULANCE. 00:45:51 - HUGE DAMAGED H-21 TROOP CARRIER LIES IN SWAMP AS MECHANICS REPAIR IT. ANOTHER H-21 ON ITS SIDE IN HIGH GRASS IS STRIPPED OF PARTS THAT MIGHT PROVE VALUABLE TO ENEMY. GI CHOPS AWAY WITH AXE. 00:46:55 - "A HELIBORNE STRIKE" HELICOPTER PILOTS LEAVE QUARTERS, TOWARDS CAMERA, CLIMB INTO TRUCK FOR TRIP TO BRIEFING AREA. 00:47:50 - OPERATIONS OFFICER USES MAP AS HE BRIEFS PILOTS OUTDOORS. VOICE OVER EXPLAINS MISSION. 00:48:26 - OFFICERS WATCH LONG LINES OF H-21 TROOP CARRIERS AT LOADING ZONE. H-21 COMPANY COMMANDER BRIEFS PILOTS, ALL WEARING CAMOUFLAGED COWBOY-TYPE HATS. 00:48:55 - MONTAGE H-21 TAKE ON THEIR LOADS OF VIETNAMESE SOLDIERS. 10 TO EACH HELICOPTER. UH-1B ARMED HELICOPTERS TAKE OFF. 00:50:28 - MONTAGE ANIMATED DRAWINGS, ACTUAL FILM, SHOWS HOW H-21s ARE LOGISTICALLY DEPLOYED AND PROTECTED BY UH-1Bs. 00:54:26 - MONTAGE VIETNAMESE SOLDIERS JUMP OUT OF H-21s INTO GRASSY FIELDS, RICE PADDIES. 00:55:50 - UH-1Bs FIRING MACHINE GUNS AND ROCKETS INTO ENEMY POSITIONS TO PROTECT H-21S AFTER LANDINGS. 00:56:27 - AERIAL VIEW SEVERAL H-21S ON GROUND WITH THEIR TWIN ROTORS SPINNING 00:57:07 - ANIMATED DRAWING SHOWS THE "DAISY CHAIN" TECHNIQUE FOR PROTECTING H-21S.
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1960
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1960s
- File Name: VM-1440