These extraordinary Super 8mm home movies from the Vietnam War, come from a member of the “Ravens”. The Raven Forward Air Controllers, also known simply as The Ravens, were fighter pilots used for forward air control in a covert operation in conjunction with the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States in Laos during America’s Vietnam War. The Ravens provided direction for most of the air strikes against communist Pathet Lao targets and People’s Army of Vietnam’s infiltrators in support of the Laotian Hmong guerrilla army.
SCENE #1: (00:00:00) Unknown assembly at a high school.
SCENE #2: (00:23:00) Raven 58 (in front of line) at home in Columbus, Ohio, with Kim Chi, his parents behind them, and followed by other family members.
SCENE #3: (01:19:10) Kim Chi (Raven 58’s wife) at jewelry store in Manila on way to Viet-Nam. … (02:48:00) Kim Chi on bus taking a tour of Manila. Our plane had been delayed and the airline offered to take us on a tour instead of just sitting in the airport. … (03:21:05) U.S. Embassy and people lining up for visas. … (03:41:15) Manila War memorial, and then traffic going to airport. (04:22:00) Kim Chi boarding airplane for Viet-Nam. … (04:46:10) Kim Chi on ramp in Manila. … (04:59:00) Sightseeing outside Manila. … (06:42:05) Bus tour of Manila given by airline crew member after airplane delay. A Victory Arch is seen spanning the road as we drive down the road. … (07:16:15) Sightseeing outside Manila. (This film can be lightened and would result in more detail.)
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SCENE #5: (09:29:05) Pan of Saigon taken from our hotel balcony. … (11:28:00) Gardens can be seen on the roofs of some of the homes. (11:47:00) Kim Chi getting her hair done at a beauty parlor. … (12:01:15) Raven 58 have lunch at a restaurant in Saigon. … (12:44:15) Kim Chi in gold shop in Saigon. … (13:43:00) Kim Chi holding gold display case that we bought and have in our home, “Happiness”. … (13:58:05) Kim Chi’s mother, Mai and friends at shop in Saigon. … (15:06:05) Kim Chi at food stand on street in Saigon. … (15:39:05) Street market in Saigon. Showing Kim Chi giving donation to beggar. … (16:11:15) Street traffic in Saigon, including a lot of scooters. … (16:47:10) Kim Chi in shop in Saigon. … (19:13:10) Food stand on street in Saigon. … (20:16:05) (This film can be lightened for more detail.) Food stand in Saigon. … (21:48:10) Pan of building construction from hotel balcony in Saigon. … (22:23:05) Raven 58 and Kim Chi with friends on street in Saigon.
SCENE #6: (23:21:10) Unknown gathering of people.
SCENE # 7: (23:50:05) Airplane landing in Saigon for refugee evacuation in 1975. … (23:56:15) Kim Chi, and daughters, Mai and Phuong, waiting for airplane for evacuation from Saigon in 1975. And various shots from around airfield during evacuation. … (25:51:10) Navy setting up “Tent City” in the Philippines for refugees from Saigon.
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