Vietnam War AKA Us Troops Stage Assault… 1968

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No title. Vietnam War - US troops stage assault on Vietcong near Tan Son Nhut Airbase.

Ground to air shot of US helicopter attacking a village. Various shots explosions behind village houses. Ground to air shot helicopter attacking village. M/S a burning shell of a building. C/U Vietnamese...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
50839
Sort Number:
68/019
Time in/Out:
01:29:41:00 / 01:30:44:00
Canister:
68/19
Film ID:
2055.17
Issue Date:
03/03/1968

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