Vietnam Step-Up: Hanoi And Haiphong Oil Depots Bombed
Vietnam Step-Up: Hanoi And Haiphong Oil Depots Bombed
Defense Secretary McNamara at a dramatic press conference reveals the deepest air strikes yet in North Vietnam. Oil dumps outside the cities of Haiphong and Hanoi are destroyed in the bombings. Only military targets were hit, however. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara standing with a pointer showing just where the Americans bombed North Vietnam that housed their oil supplies Press Core watches the presentation. Robert McNamara and a map of Haiphong. He stresses only military targets were hit by the bombers. CU of 750 lb bomb wheeled over to a Air Force 105 plane and it is placed under the wing. An Air Force jet taking off from the runway on a mission. Jet takes off from runway. Low Angle Shot - Undercarriage of a fighter jet while airborne. MCU of various military men fastening bombs under the wings of fighter jets. Two fighter jets taking off from aircraft carrier. CU of Defense Secretary Robert Strange McNamara as he gives speech about air strikes. "The strikes against the petroleum facilities, were initiated by countering mounting reliance by North Vietnam on the use of trucks and powered junks, to facilitate the infiltration of men and equipment from North Vietnam to South Vietnam. All Navy and Air Force pilots participating in these strikes, especially brief by their commanding officers on the importance of avoiding civilian and build up areas. They were thoroughly familiarized with the targets and with the surrounding terrain. The strikes were carried out in good visibility committing clear visual identification of a targets and the surrounding terrain. The decision to strike these targets were made to restrict and make more costly the enemies infiltration acts. We believe this essential to help safeguard the freedom of South Vietnam and to save the life s of those South Vietnamese, Americans, Australians, New Zealanders and Koreans who are fighting to insure that freedom".