75002 VIETNAM WAR HOME MOVIES TUY HOA SECRET WAR IN LAOS KRT

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) F-4 on bombing run.

SCENE #2: (00:29:12) Kim Chi and Mai in ocean near Tuy Hoa. (01:28:15) School children on street in Tuy Hoa.

SCENE #3: (01:49:00) Huy helicopter dropping Vietnamese troops at forward location west of Tuy Hoa for an operation against the N. Vietnamese Army. Unfortunately, some of them were actually pushed out of the Huy by American soldiers and were injured and had to be transported back to base. This film was used as part of an investigation into the actions of the American soldiers. … (02:04:00) This shows the correct height of the Huy above the ground. It could not land due to rough terrain, but did hover low enough so that the Vietnamese troops could safely jump to the ground. This was done after Raven 58 (Herb 31) called back to base and informed them about what was happening. (02:18:05) F-100 fighter plane on ramp at Tuy Hoa Airbase taxing out for takeoff. (03:31:05) Raven 58 (Herb 31) is piloting an F-100 and taking movies of others in the formation at altitude. Herb 31 flew with the pilots on a bombing run. The results of the 500# bombs are also shown on target. (04:54:00) The O-1 FAC is seen below the F-100 as the target is marked.

SCENE #4: (05:13:00) Unknown village shown from the air, and street scenes. (When the film is lightened, more detail will be seen and identified.)

SCENE #5: (06:19:10) Raven 58 (Herb 31) riding motorcycle on road in Tuy Hoa. … (07:20:15) Large shrimp gotten at Song Cao. Herb 31 took his future wife, Kim Chi, on an American Huy helicopter and flew to Song Cao just to get the large shrimp that are caught there.

SCENE #6: (07:39:05) Aerial view of unknown village. … (07:49:00) Target marked. … (08:00:00) Cemetery along beach north of Tuy Hoa. … (08:29:00) Unknown. … (08:31:10) Unknown airfield. … (08:50:15) Marked target. … (08:57:00) O-1 taking off at Tuy Hoa Airbase. … (09:32:10) Farms along Highway 1 north of Tuy Hoa. … (10:08:05) Vietnamese Navy boats south of Tuy Hoa. … (10:15:00) Unknown farm land.

SCENE # 7: (10:47:10) Unknown base.

SCENE #8: (11:08:15) Extensive bombing of unknown location.

SCENE #9: (11:45:00) F-100 (?) on ramp.

SCENE #10: (12:15:00) Huy helicopter taking off near MACV

(Military Assistance Command Viet-Nam).

SCENE #11: (13:24:05) Herb 31 (Raven 58) swimming in ocean at Tuy Hoa.

SCENE #12: (15:05:15) Fly over of unknown territory, showing bombed areas.

SCENE #13: (16:11:10) Train and traffic running beside Tuy Hoa Air Strip. And then an unknown aircraft taking off. Followed by an O-1 taking off.

SCENE #14: (17:27:05) Unknown destroyed buildings.

SCENE #15: (17:51:05) Enemy territory west of Quhi Nhon, Viet-Nam. … (19:39:15) O-1 pilot in cockpit. … (19:44:10) (Unknown Army aircraft) landing at Tuy Hoa Air Strip as taken from O-1.

SCENE #16: (21:05:00) Kim Chi and Mai at Vietnamese village with villagers gardening.

SCENE #17: (21:45:15) 105 Howitzer ready to fire. … (21:50:10) Target marked with WP (Willie Pete / White Phosphorous) hit with Napalm. … (22:35:00) F-100 coming in on target … (22:42:02) F-100 flying up from target.

SCENE #18: (22:43:10) Kim Chi’s home in Tuy Hoa, with her mother in the yard. … (23:38:00) Kim Chi climbing hill. … (23:56:05) Terraced fields in mountains. … (24:40:10) VC cave in mountains with trail leading to the cave. The enemy was frequently found by simply following their trails to the entrance of their caves. … (24:50:10) Vietnamese soldiers and civilians in Army trucks ready to be transported. … (25:10:05) Vietnamese soldiers practice firing into ocean.

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