Ranch Hand Operation and Base Defense [Part 1 of 2]

Item Information

Title:
Ranch Hand Operation and Base Defense [Part 1 of 2]
Description:
Documentation of activities around Tan Son Nhut and Bien Hoa Air Bases. Includes Operation Ranch Hand (jungle defoliant spraying from C-123B's); VNAF B-26B and A-1H attacks on Viet Cong positions; defensive installations around the air bases and scenes showing complete work stoppage during Vietnamese siesta from 1200 to 1500 hours.
Creator:
Ellison, Richard
Date:
September 1, 1962
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
WGBH
Collection (local):
WGBH Open Vault
Series:
Vietnam: A Television History
Subjects:
Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947--)
Training planes
Airports
National liberation movements
Bombers
Attack Planes
Air pilots
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Aeriel spraying and dusting in agriculture
Vietnam (Asia) nation
C-124 (Transport planes)
Airmen
Aviation ground crews
Air bases
Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Vietnam. (09/1961--04/30/1975)
Military helicopters
Attack planes
Nationalism and communism
Targets (Military science)
Offensive (Military science)
Operation Ranch Hand, 1962-1971
Places:
Tan Son Nhut Airforce Base and Bien Hoa Airforce Base, South Vietnam
Extent:
00:09:49:05
Link to Item:
https://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_BC29FA09AEAB4ED4BF10252F1E99A0DC
Terms of Use:
Public Domain Rights Holder: NARA
Contact host institution for more information.
Publisher:
NARA
Identifier:
V_BC29FA09AEAB4ED4BF10252F1E99A0DC