Operation Dewey Canyon II (1971)

VIETNAM WAR GUNTRUCK SILENT FOOTAGE OF THE DAY

Published on May 23, 2012

Summary: Ms, convoy of re-supply trucks driving on new road. (Route 9) CU, American soldier checking list as trucks arrive. LS, UH-1Ds firing at enemy positions. Convoy continues along Route 9. LS, trucks drive on muddy road. CU, M-551 Sheridan Assault vehicle backs up to disabled truck on hill. LS, damaged bridge. LS, OH-6A copter flying over M-551 hooking up to truck. CU, M-551 tows disabled truck up hill. ELS, AH-1G Cobra gunship and OV-10 Bronco firing rockets and mini-guns at NVA. CU, convoy of camouflaged M-113 APCs with ARVN troops, drive along road en route to Laos. CU, ARVN troops seated atop M-113 APCs. CU, American soldiers fill sandbags and construct bunker. VS, American convoy of jeeps, supply trucks and combat tanks travelling in rain and fog on wet and muddy roads. LS, trucks and men moving in dense fog. MS, AH-1G Cobras on ground in heavy fog. CU, crater on airstrip caused by enemy fire. VS, American engineers repairing damaged airstrip at Khe Sanh. LS, CH-47 Chinook carrying slingload of supplies. LS, American soldier at controls of bulldozer pushing dirt. VS, fog bound UH-1Ds and AH- 1Gs. CU, American helicopter pilot affixing M-60 machine gun above door of OH-6A. LS, rotor blades on UH-1Ds start to turn. LS, flight of UH-1Ds take off one after another.


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