War Footage 1970s & 1980s - Video Footage, B-1B, AH-64, Apache and more.



Home \| Tell a Friend \| Text Size \| Forum Members Login

Home | 1970s - 1980s

Navy Task Force 77 - Tells the Story of Navy Operations off the coast of Vietnam in 1970

Carriers, fighters, helicopters, cruisers are all part of task force 77 in the Gulf of Tonkin during Vietnam. Shows a life aboard carriers, russian spy ships, man falls overboard and is rescued. Great overview film of Navy life off the coast of Vietnam.

SEA LEGS - The US Navy Carrier Task Force - A City at Sea

Profiles life and work aboard a US navy Carrier Ship, pilots, aircraft and support personnel. Any idea when this was made?

AIR FORCE NOW monthly film - SAC's minuteman missile training and the Air Force Museum

USAF Chief Of Staff Lew Allen Jr. stresses training in the USAF and introduces SAC's minuteman operational test launch training in Vandenberg AFB, California. The Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio.

USAF Chief Of Staff Lew Allen Jr. and The USAF Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service and Wayne Fisk's story.

AIR FORCE NOW monthly film - USAF Chief Of Staff Lew Allen Jr. updates members of the USAF and the Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service is featured, including Wayne Fisk's inspirational story.

AIR FORCE NOW monthly film - UK Aggressor Squadron, the Air Force Communications Command, the new HH-60D combat rescue helicopter and the 1943 raid on Ploesti, Romania

AIR FORCE NOW monthly film. The 522nd Aggressor Squadron helps train USAF and NATO pilots in England. The August 1, 1943 surprise raid on the oil fields in Ploesti, Romania. B-24s attack the target. Air Force introduces the UH-60A Blackhawk transition aircraft before they get the HH-60D Nighthawk combat rescue helicopter. 55th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron is featured.

EYES OF THE NORTH - The Story of the BMEWS Missile and Bomber Radar Systems at the Height of the Cold War

Film looks like it is from the mid 1960s. Covers one of the greatest construction and engineering feats ever undertaken - the missile and manned bomber early warning system set up in far away places such as Clear, Alaska, Thule Greenland and Fylingdales, UK. The United States Air Force Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was the first operational ballistic missile detection radar. The original system was built in 1959 and could provide long-range warning of a ballistic missile attack over the polar region of the northern hemisphere. They also provided satellite tracking data. The three facilities operated their original 1950s vintage radars for more than four decades, but all have been upgraded with more modern phased array radars. The facility at Clear Air Force Station was the last to be upgraded, and now operates a PAVE PAWS radar that was moved from Texas in 2001.[3] Information received from the BMEWS radars is forwarded to Cheyenne Mountain Air Station, Colorado where it is coordinated with data from other sensors, including other Pave PAWS sites.

Silent Film footage of the F-18 Hornet

Looks like an introductory film to introduce Navy personnel to their new F/A-18 Hornet. Sound is missing. Designed in the 1970s for service with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, the Hornet is also used by the air forces of several other nations. It has been the aerial demonstration aircraft for the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels since 1986. Its primary missions are fighter escort, fleet air defense, suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD), interdiction, close air support and reconnaissance. Its versatility and reliability have proven it to be a valuable carrier asset, though it has been criticized for its lack of range and payload compared to its contemporaries.

USAF Public Service Announcement on Exercise

USAF's Lt. Alonzo C. Babers encourages USAF personnel to stay fit through exercise. Alonzo Babers was a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 400 m and the 4x400 m relay. While training for and competing in the 1984 Olympics, Babers held the rank of Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. Just one month after his double-gold performance in Los Angeles, Babers reported to flight training school and began his career as a pilot, so his athletics career was over. He was an active duty officer in the United States Air Force from 1983 to 1991 and continues to serve as a member of the Air Force Reserves. Now he is employed as a 777 pilot for United Airlines.

C-130 Hurricane Hunters and the B-52 A Flying Legacy

AIR FORCE NOW film from mid-1980s. Part 1. The USAF Hurricane Hunters fly C-130 aircraft into the heart of hurricanes for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance squadron. Part 2 The B-52 has new engines and avionics that keeps it flying. SAC alert teams stand ready to fly the B-52 at a moment's notice.

US Naval Aviation - Overview of a Carrier Air Wing's Weapons of War

Navy film made to show the flight operations and activities of the Navy Task Force at sea. Any idea when this film was made?

The First Flight of the B-1B Bomber, October 1984

Silent film footage documents the B1 Bomber and FB-111 as they participate in this historic flight on October 18, 1984. Includes refueling, landing and after flight interviews with the B-1B pilots and crew.

F-4 Phantoms in Action, short Clip

Shot film with sound.

AIR FORCE NOW - The USAF Enlisted Heritage Hall and the P-51 Mustang,

Air Force film features Lou Gossett Jr, and Chuck Yeager

1970's Era BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY

Silent film shows research activities in the Biochemical Research Section of the Armament Test Equipment Laboratory. Laboratory scenes, man looks at medicine cabinet, scientist performs tests in laboratory, equipment, turning knobs, meters, performing chemical analysis, determining radio-activity samples…

Introduction of the Hellfire - A Revolutionary Weapon to defeat the Soviet Armor Threat

This 1983 US Army film was made to introduce the new Hellfire missile. Shows how it is fired from helicopters. Redstone arsenal lab testing is shown.

Harrier Carrier Operations Desert Shield

Harrier landings and operations on an unknown carrier during Operation Desert Storm.

PANAMA - The Combat Camera in Operation Just Cause

US Military Combat Cameramen were in place with advance notice of the US Invasion of Panama in December 1989. This overview showed the extent of the documenation of Operation Just Cause.

OPERATION URGENT FURY - The Invasion of Grenada

The US Invasion of Grenada in October, 1983.

1970 Film - EMPLOYMENT OF ATTACK HELICOPTERS TO DEFEAT THE ARMOR THREAT IN EUROPE IN THE 1970'S

Covers the helicopter tactics necessary to defeat the Warsaw Pact forces in a land engagement in Europe.

INTRODUCTION FILM FOR A NEW GENERATION OF ATTACK HELICOPTER - THE AH-64 APACHE

Prototype Film. Following the cancellation of the ill-fated AH-56 Cheyenne helicopter designed to replace the AH-1 Cobra, the United States Army sought an aircraft to fill an anti-armor attack role.

Introduction of the MILES Gear for Training

"Before MILES gear it was difficult to determine the effectiveness of soldiers and their weapons in simulated war games. MILES gear revolutionized battlefield training and this early video explained how the system worked. The Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System or MILES is used by the United States Armed Forces and other armed forces around the world for training purposes.

B1B BOMBER GROUND OPS AND TAKEOFF

Raw footage, taken sometime in the 1980s.

ADVANCED ATTACK HELICOPTER OPERATIONS IN ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTS

This movie is as dry as its title, but it shows how far along technology had come when weather was an obstacle the US Army sought to overcome.

Air Force Now - Outstanding Airmen of 1979, Interviews with the Tuskegee Airmen

Tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen and revisits the site where they trained. Also included are interviews with several African American veterans in 1979.

Aerials of the SR-71 Blackbird Spyplane.

Part one includes refueling. Part two shows the SR-71 joining a U-2 in flight. Silent.

The Air Force Assistance Fund Commercial

The Air Force Aid Society and the Air Force Assistance Fund are featured in this "in house" military Public Service Announcement.

Spector GUNSHIP in the Sky - the C-130A Hercules

Got lead? How about 17,000 rounds a minute? Ouch! This is the most dangerous C-130 in the sky. Rapid fire indeed. As the film says, Old and Bold.

Arming the Air Force

Eglin Air Force Base has been developing weapons and munitions for the USAF for years.

Games

Just for Grins!

Military Headlines

Pentagon Videos