Vietnam: A Television History; Ranch Hand Operation and Base Defense [Part 2 of 2]

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Series
Vietnam: A Television History
Raw Footage
Ranch Hand Operation and Base Defense [Part 2 of 2]
Producing Organization
WGBH Educational Foundation
Contributing Organization
WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-15-804xg9fc0v
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Description
Description
Documentation of activities around Tan Son Nhut and Bien Hoa Air Bases. Includes Operation Ranch Hand (jungle defoliant spraying from C-123B's); VNAF B-26B and A-1H attacks on Viet Cong positions; defensive installations around the air bases and scenes sbowing complete work stoppage during Vietnamese siesta from 1200 to 1500 hours.
Date
1962-09
Date
1962-10
Date
1962-09-01
Asset type
Raw Footage
Topics
Global Affairs
War and Conflict
Subjects
National liberation movements; Operation Ranch Hand, 1962-1971; Nationalism and communism; Vietnam (Asia) nation; Aerial spraying and dusting in agriculture; Air bases; Air pilots; Attack planes; Aviation ground crews; bombers; Bunkers (Fortification); C-124 (Transport plane); Constellation (Transport planes); Military helicopters; Offensive (Military science); Operation Ranch Hand; Provider (Transport planes); Targets (Military science); Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 - ); Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Vietnam. (09/1961 - 04/30/1975); Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Rights
Rights Note:,Rights:Public Domain,Rights Credit:NARA,Rights Type:All,Rights Coverage:,Rights Holder:NARA
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:10:10
Credits
Distributor: NARA
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WGBH
Identifier: cpb-aacip-825908578a7 (unknown)
Format: video/quicktime
Color: Color
Duration: 00:06:10
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Citations
Chicago: “Vietnam: A Television History; Ranch Hand Operation and Base Defense [Part 2 of 2],” 1962-09, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed December 15, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-804xg9fc0v.
MLA: “Vietnam: A Television History; Ranch Hand Operation and Base Defense [Part 2 of 2].” 1962-09. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. December 15, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-804xg9fc0v>.
APA: Vietnam: A Television History; Ranch Hand Operation and Base Defense [Part 2 of 2]. Boston, MA: WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-804xg9fc0v