THE U.S. AIR FORCE IN VIETNAM 1966 "AIR POWER IN ACTION" 71232
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Created in 1966 "Air Power in Action" presents an overview of U.S. Air Force activities in South East Asia showcases the various aircraft deployed in fighting the North Vietnamese. These include air strike, close air support, transport, reconnaissance, artillery spotting, rescue and tactical aircraft. Lt. General Joseph H. Moore is shown planning operations intended to restrict Viet Cong supply. Naval aircraft are also shown in the conflict include A-1H Skyraiders. Air Force pilots are shown in C-123 "Providers" delivering supplies to civilians including chickens and rice. B-52s make heavy bomb strikes against the North while F-4 Phantoms and their recon variants provide timely data on enemy movements. Defoliation / deforestation is also shown, with Agent Orange being sprayed on the jungle in an attempt to reveal enemy strongholds and prevent easy movement of Viet Cong forces.
Lieutenant General Joseph H. Moore was known for his role as commander of the USAF 2nd Air Division and Seventh Air Force during part the Vietnam War, and in particular, his leadership role in Operation Rolling Thunder.
The film boldly states that "today's wars are being fought in three dimensions, and whoever proves his superiority in the air will prevail in all dimensions." Unfortunately this simply was not the case -- despite the complete air dominance and interdiction demonstrated in this film, the Air Force could not win the war from the skies alone.
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2K. For more information visit www.PeriscopeFilm.com
Thanks for this I have friends from South Vietnam and they remember the war 🇳🇿
1966. A Great Year
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A1 Sandys cool planes.
And yet, for all the technology, ordinance, firepower, logistics, reconnaissance, communications, personnel, and money we poured into that war, we weren’t able to destroy the will of the North.
Instead the US let their own will be destroyed by not censoring the news on the war.
@@Russia-bullies The United States had no business in Southeast Asia to begin with. The war wasn’t winnable short of wholesale slaughter well beyond what had already been perpetuated.
To be honest the USA didn't actually _try._ That was a fairly major issue. The reason for entering the war, to counter the "Domino Effect," was only ever an idea believed by some in D.C.. As such, as soon as that cabinet was out of office? The war simply dragged on. There were a number of reasons for that dragging on. Not wanting to be the President to pull out without victory, not wanting to commit a full scale, theatre level response, and they definitely did not want to actually declare war on North Vietnam. Without this official declaration - the number of soldiers in Vietnam was never enough to truly wih. The numbers of ordinance, vehicles, aircraft, etc were never truly enough.
Being as the enemy was _both_ North (NVA) AND South (VC)? The soldiers on the ground could nevee truly identify the enemy. The more that this continued, the more Southern Vietnamese joined the VC, the more it would have required a full scale response.
In the end the USA _could_ have ended it - with victory. They could have done so fairly easily. They would have had to declare war, activate the entire PACOM, and proceed to commit genocide. With how many people that the brutality pushed into the arms of the NVA and VC ... The USA would have had to exterminate the people of Vietnam, wholesale.
@@thalastianjorus As it was, at least 1.5 million Vietnamese perished during the American involvement there. It wasn’t worth it, and victory wouldn’t have been worth it.
@@unassistedsuicide2243 precisely
This film reminds me of Commanders call we had once a month. USAF
Anybody know when the B-52s started operating out of Utapao in Thailand. I know that there were fighter bases at Ubon, Udorn, Takhli and Na Korn Panom. I spent most of 68 at Camp Vayama near Sattahip with the Army at the 233 TC TS. We operated the munitions port there. The B-52 base at Utapao was 35 to 40 KM southeast of us.
I was stationed at Nakhon Phanom (NKP) on the border of Laos. USAF
You were stationed at what we called the country club. You were right on the ocean and a short hop to Bangkok. I was at Nakhon Phanom (NKP) up on the border of Laos.
@@tombutcher5776 I knew of NKP, Ubon, Udorn and Korat. You guys had all of the fighter/bomber bases up north.
Utapao had a lot of nice facilities. The Army camp at Camp Vayama was not nearly as nice as was Utapao.
@@tombutcher5776 I forgot to mention Takhli .
since this had my uncle in it(Gen. Joe H. Moore) I was curious
Like the old film
I had a brother went to Vietnam. There's still here, hes all gone.😢
Agent orange !!!
I was a tunnel rat Binh- Duong
That took more cojones than I could ever have.
So to whom and where was a film like this one shown? Military Service men? Congressmen? Recruits?
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Waaaaiiiiiiit a hot minute. Something doesn't add up here...
I always and only believe in my own lies which I have fabricated for others. They become my truth and I love it! I call it propaganda ...
I call you irrelevant.
Defoliation?........................Yeah, I'm alright with it. I'm morally flexible. #AgentOrangeJuice
Generally like to watch planes strafing with guns and rockets. But the leaders hogtied the pilots in vietnam. They were a joke
4:34 anyone can identify this aircraft?? just looks like Mirage but not sure...
esos son (MIG-21 soviéticos) me di cuenta por la forma de las alas y el pico del avion
It’s a convair f102 delta dagger, part of the century series of USAF aircraft
f5e tiger sir
Both Nick and Oxrobot below appear to be correct s depending on whether it's the first aircraft at 4:34 (F-4E) or at 4:35 (F-102 Delta Dagger. Quite distinctively different if you freeze the images * compare the wing Shae and the turbojet ducting on each side of the centre fuselage. 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦
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Better life for the people of Vietnam. Have you heard about Pol Pot deaths camps.
again a war started on a lie...
Well, no, Vietnam was started on a truth. Who was being fought was the lie.
Nice "We are winning documentary"... not not. ;)
They were winning. Politicians forfeited it
@@ksztyrix no, they were losing. And they lost.
The conclusion of the viatnam war was you need too take the initiative to the n.viatnamis with a lot of power and no restriction go all out in great force and not fearing china and russia.
americans did that and lost.
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And the US still couldn't win a bunch of farmers.
Quote; "without air support, every GI soldiers will be awarded "medal of honor".. because we don't harm older farmers, woman and children"..
That is a shameless lie.
@@havu-oj4qh 99.9% of all casualties caused by air bombs and rockets were civilians.
Terrible propagandist bullshit.