Air War: Vietnam 1964 – 1972

The air war fought in the skies over Vietnam pitted the world’s most technically advanced air forces against the most sophisticated air defense system developed at that time.

In this series, we chronicle the history of the air war in Vietnam as seen by the pilots who fought in it. Using previously unreleased, once classified footage of the conflict, this series comprises the most comprehensive video in the history of the air war in Vietnam ever assembled.

1. Target Hanoi- Target Hanoi traces the evolution of the air war from 1964 through the final pullout of the US armed forces. We follow US pilots in their bombing missions over the anti-aircraft (AA) and surface-to-air (SAM) missile-filled skies of North Vietnam.
2. Close Ground Support– Close Ground Support looks at the role of air power in close ground support of troops in the field during the war.
3. Yankee Station: Naval Air Over Vietnam– “Yankee Station” was an area in the South China Sea about 100 miles east of Da Nang where Navy aircraft carriers were stationed. This area was used extensively by carrier-based planes flying over the “Rolling Thunder” missions against North Vietnam. (Includes: Ready on Arrival, Task Force 77, Face of a Nation, Saga of the Skyraider, and Airstrikes S.E. Asia)
4. Siege of the Khe Sanh– A riveting account of the battle of the Khe Sanh as well as “Operation Niagara”, the aerial bombardment campaign in support of the Marines during the 77-day siege of Khe Sanh.
5. Screaming Eagles in Vietnam: 101st Airborne in Vietnam– A brief battle history of the 101st Airborne during the Vietnam War.