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By: - 22nd July 2011 at 13:40 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
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Linky no work :(
By: - 22nd July 2011 at 14:58 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
dead link ?
By: - 22nd July 2011 at 17:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
All the links appear to be dead!
By: - 22nd July 2011 at 17:28 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Go to the main web page - seems to be plenty of nam stuff.
By: - 22nd July 2011 at 18:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
'Nam stuff
None of it works for me either.
It's the same for any war - most of the stuff that goes on goes unnoticed and unrecognised. The difference for the Vietnam war was that there was lots of film footage taken (presumably like this stuff, were it viewable) showing the roles of many of the support and sharp-end guys at work which would otherwise have merited no more than a mention in a log book or diary.
Loads of people put their lives on the line as they saw it as their duty to do so. These films show those folks at work in everyday scenarios we can only gawp at. You can imagine why some of the Vietnam vets were so embittered when they came home to find people indifferent and almost wholly ignorant of what they had gone through and done for them.
I look forward to being able to see some of this stuff.
Anon.
By: - 22nd July 2011 at 19:10 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
As suggested, go the home page http://www.criticalpast.com/ some good vids on there.
By: - 22nd July 2011 at 19:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Some good stuff on there, shame the links don't work though.
By: - 22nd July 2011 at 20:21 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
It's the same for any war - most of the stuff that goes on goes unnoticed and unrecognised. The difference for the Vietnam war was that there was lots of film footage taken (presumably like this stuff, were it viewable) showing the roles of many of the support and sharp-end guys at work which would otherwise have merited no more than a mention in a log book or diary.
Very true and it all depends what you are into as you can end up concentrating on some subjects to the detriment of others (I know I have!).
I've always been interested in the air war over Vietnam, not least because of the bewildering range of roles and aircraft used, possibly a broader spectrum than any other air war.
Try and and catch 'The Ten Thousand Day War' TV documentary if you can, it used to be on telly quite regularly, the footage used in it was fantastic, and I regarded it as the Vietnam equivalent of WWIIs 'World At War'.
The book is brilliant aswel.
By: - 24th July 2011 at 20:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
As suggested, go the home page http://www.criticalpast.com/ some good vids on there.
Yes some very good clips, some with and some without sound.
Along similar lines to the British Pathe News.
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By: Daniel - 22nd July 2011 at 13:34
Here some very historical Vietnam War USAF footage taken all across SEA during the Vietnam war.
At Korat air base with Thuds, Stratotankers and B-66 taking. Shame its freaking silent!!!!!
Look at the young airman how old is he 18?
http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... off_airmen
Here we see KC-135 refueling inflight a Thud formation - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... 05-D-plane
Flight ops at Tan Son Nhut - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... 47-Skytain
Ubon F-4D Phantoms in 1969 carrying first generation Laser Guided Bombs - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... -in-flight
More laser equipped Phantom and WSO sight - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... asures-pod
Pony dropping paratroopers - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... erial-view
CH-3E Jollies "Pony Express" inbound to Laos - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... erial-view
Anyone wonder how brave the tankers guys were going into airspace with MiGs.. and so much fuel at times during the long war...
Here we see a stunning clear A-1 Skyraider dive bombing run - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... arget-area
BLU Cluster bomblets blowing up in jungle - visually interesting - are there duds? - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... -Skyraider
Pilot boards A-1 Skyraider and 3 ship formation - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... -in-flight
A rare A-1 Skyraider strike film with frag bombs - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... -at-target
O-1 FAC views and A-1 strike - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... r-aircraft
Pilot and observer in O-1 Birdog preflighting - http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... g-aircraft
Make it more important i feel that we ensure we we keep Vietnam eras a warbirds/aircrews rembered at airshownd museums all around USA and Australia.
Ive never seen any of these films before and they are to me as a historian and enthusiast a good insight to what men and machines did in the war.
Phil