| Airboats | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1757 |
| Catalog #: | 425653 | |
| Clip Number: | 425653-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 040-010-05 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | South Vietnam | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | EXHIBITIONS: Military INVENTIONS: Mechanical LOCATIONS/SOUTHEAST ASIA: Vietnam (Indochina), South Vietnam TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Boats WAR & CONFLICT/VIETNAM: Battle | |
| Description: | One of the newest allied weapons in the marshland fighting in Vietnam is the "Aircat". It's an airboat which skims the surface of marshland at up to thirty-five miles an hour. Driven by a conventional airplane propeller, the boat carries a crew of six, and operates on only four inches of water. Establish shot - A sign leaning against a fenced in area "Airboats" a skull and cross bones are also on the sign (Jolly Roger). MS - US soldiers driving the "Aircat" on water. CU - A hand on a lever inside the Aircat. MS - Two South Vietnam soldiers posted at the machine gun on the front of the Aircat. MS - Silhouette of a soldier looking at marsh land from the bow of the Aircat. POV - Aircat driving through the South Vietnam marsh. | |
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