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

Item Information

Title:
Ranch Hand Operation and Base Defense [Part 2 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 sbowing 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:
Attack planes
Provider (Transport planes)
National liberation movements
C-124 (Transport plane)
Operation Ranch Hand, 1962-1971
Aerial spraying and dusting in agriculture
Offensive (Military science)
Air bases
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Operation Ranch Hand
Air pilots
Bunkers (Fortification)
Constellation (Transport planes)
Targets (Military science)
Military helicopters
Aviation ground crews
Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Vietnam. (09/1961--04/30/1975)
Vietnam (Asia) nation
Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947--)
Bombers
Nationalism and communism
Places:
Tan Son Nhut AB and Bien Hoa Ab, South Vietnam
Extent:
00:10:10:27
Link to Item:
https://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_0E42F5827B7E4190AF1C9DA333F549A9
Terms of Use:
Public Domain Rights Holder: NARA
Contact host institution for more information.
Publisher:
NARA
Identifier:
V_0E42F5827B7E4190AF1C9DA333F549A9