Giã Từ Thành Phố–1967- 68 South Vietnam:Saigon And Surrounding Areas (6)–SG Và Các Vùng Lân Cận (6)

Giã Từ Thành Phố – 1967-68 South Vietnam: Saigon And Surrounding Areas (6) – 1967-68 Miền Nam Việt Nam: Sài Gòn Và Các Vùng Lân Cận (6)

VIỆT NAM CỘNG HÒA: NỀN ĐỆ NHỊ VIỆT NAM CỘNG HÒA 1967-1975 (1967-1968): Giã Từ Thành Phố – 1967-68 South Vietnam: Saigon And Surrounding Areas (6) – 1967-68 Miền Nam Việt Nam: Sài Gòn Và Các Vùng Lân Cận (6)

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Giã Từ Thành Phố – Hương Lan – Sáng Tác: Anh Việt Thanh 5:05

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Description
General scenes of Saigon and surrounding areas including some footage taken during Tet offensive. Also includes footage of 110 Signal Squadron (Sig Sqn) Head Quarters and High Frequency transmitter site facilities. Shows interior of United States Iroquois helicopter. Tan Son Nhut airbase and surrounding area. Saigon from the air. Countryside between Saigon & Vung Tau. Republic of Vietnam's President's summer palace in Vung Tau. Vung Tau. Countryside between Vung Tau and ? (possibly Bien Hoa). Bien Hoa area (possibly). 6708546 Corporal Roger Preece (Royal Australian Corps of Signals) standing by helicopter. Countryside Bien Hoa ? to Saigon. Tan Son Nhut airbase and surrounding area. Fire during Tet offensive. Taken from Canberra Hotel in Cholon where Australia troops were accommodated. During Tet offensive. Taken from Canberra Hotel. Helicopters flying overhead. During Tet Offensive. Taken from Canberra Hotel. Helicopters firing rockets. During Tet offensive. Taken from Canberra Hotel. Night time footage of fire - possibly same fire as in scenes 11 & 13. Attempt (futile!!) at capturing tracer fire from helicopter gun ships at night time. Parachute flares. These were dropped every night (not just during Tet offensive) from an aircraft at one minute intervals around Saigon whilst dark. During Tet offensive fire. Taken from Canberra Hotel. More night time flares. During Tet offensive. Taken from 110 Sig Sqn Communication Centre located in the Free World HQ compound. Helicopters flying overhead. During Tet offensive. Taken from free World HQ compound. Huey Cobra gunship firing at target. During Tet offensive. Taken from free World HQ compound. More helicopters flying overhead. During Tet offensive. Taken from Canberra Hotel. Jet strafing along road in front of hotel. Various scenes of local life taken from Canberra Hotel. Helicopter taking off from behind 110 Sig Sqn Communication Centre Free World HQ compound. South Korean troops engaging in physical exercise near 110 Sig Sqn Communication Centre Free World HQ compound. Street traffic Saigon. Buddhist priests. Taken from Free World HQ compound. Sgt Harold Pennings (RACS). Swimming pool & Cpl Roger Preece (RACS) on top of a Saigon hotel. Saigon Zoo (215261 Sig Stewart David Thornton, RACS ) (Cpl Roger Preece, RACS). Sig Stewart Thornton, RACS, negotiating fare with cyclo driver. Night time scenes around Canberra Hotel. Communications tower at 110 Sig Sqn Communications Centre Free World HQ compound, Saigon. Post Tet Offensive street scenes and damage resulting from Tet. Likely route is from 110 Sig Sqn Comm Centre to 110 Sig Sqn HQ (Damage to Saigon Racecourse) (Sig Rushton, RA Sigs). Local housing on perimeter of compound where HQ 110 Sig Sqn was located. Radio transmitter shack (sandbagged building) containing the HF radio transmitters which provided communications back to Australia. Associated generator shed is on right of transmitter shed. Located in same compound as HQ 110 Sig Sqn. Aerials associated with HF radio transmitters. Aerials associated with HF radio transmitters. HQ 110 Sig Sqn. Scene of compound where HQ 110 Sig Sqn located. Taken from top of guard tower. Tan Son Nhut airbase. Butterworth airbase, Malaysia. Ferry between Butterworth & Penang.

Maker Preece, Roger Francis
Place made Vietnam: South Vietnam, Saigon
Date made 1967-1968
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Source: awm.gov.au