Vietnam Copter Ride - "Eagle Flight"

Vietnam Copter Ride - "Eagle Flight"

Helicopters United States--History, Military--20th century Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Aerial operations, American United States--Armed Forces

This is an Eagle Flight operation consisting of 11 copters- 6 carrying paratroopers and 5 carrying munitions for air support to flush out Viet Cong guerrillas. 1. Copters flying over area with Vietnamese troops aboard. Pilots and troops fire at ground guerrillas with machine guns. Intercut aerials from copters. 2. Captured Viet Cong prisoers seated on the ground with troops around. 3. Approx. 75 seconds of blank leader. 4. Audio only (Natural sounds of machine gun fire, and cockpit chatter "enemy down below... should we shoot him or pick him up?")

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