https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/5482238a-5ef4-4464-ae0d-d0167ffc9370 Part of the Big Picture TV series created by the U.S. Army, WINGS AT THE TREETOPS takes a look at the use of fixed wing aircraft and helicopters in the Vietnam War, and a look at the concept of tactical mobility. As the film shows, above the battlefields of World War II, the simple Piper Cub aircraft served as an observation platform for the adjustment of artillery fire. Thus, the concept of Army aviation as part of the ground combat team was born. Since then, the aircraft which help the fighting man do his job have become more sophisticated, more rugged, and more powerful. "Wings at the Tree Tops" have given the soldier a dimension of mobility which his foot-slogging brothers of twenty years ago would have found unbelievable... Some of the aircraft shown including the UH-1 Huey, CH-47 Chinook, HH-1K Iroquois, AH-1G Cobra, OH6A Cayuse, transport helicopters, attack helicopters and more. At 19:17, fixed wing aircraft are shown in surveillance and combat roles. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. We collect, scan and preserve 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have films you'd like to have scanned or donate to Periscope Film, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the link below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH2Q4N4cpBc Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:27:03 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/5482238a-5ef4-4464-ae0d-d0167ffc9370 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.