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Activities of aircrew from 59th Weather Reconnaissance Flight in a WB-50D aircraft
View of clouds and of numbers 3 and 4 engines, running, from cockpit of airborne WB-50D aircraft. Stratiform clouds seen below. Pilot at the controls. Another crew member seen at window in right side of the aircraft. View of WB-50D right wing from the rear. Two dropsondes are released and fall away from the aircraft. A lieutenant (copilot) demonstrating turbulence at the controls, and then eating lunch in the cockpit. The WB-50D of the 59th Weather Reconnaissance Flight (Hurricane Hunters) landing at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda. Storm clouds seen in background.
59th Weather Reconnaissance Flight crew on a mission in a WB-29 aircraft
View from cockpit of WB-29 aircraft, from 59th Weather Reconnaissance Flight, on final approach to runway 30 at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda. The sun has almost set and the runway lights are lit. The camera stops filming at touchdown. A dropsonde operator seated inside the aircraft. He records telemetered information in a form. The hand of the dropsonde operator as he releases the dropsonde from an airlock. Officer in makeshift office sitting in front of a wrinkled map. Arrows on map highlight Eastern U.S. Interior of B-29 aircraft. A flight engineer making notes in a log. Navigator checking a Loran set and marking information on charts.
Enactment of civilian radio broadcast about severe weather
Vertical panning view of radio tower at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda. Mockup of a civilian broadcasting studio. A U.S. airman in mufti acts the part of a weather broadcaster delivering news of a storm. View of large wall clock.
Mission briefing for crew members of the 59th Weather Reconnaissance Flight (Hurricane Hunters)
Weather chart shows a hurricane North of Cuba and East of Florida. A pointer outlines a flight pattern planned for USAF Hurricane Hunters of the 59th Weather Reconnaissance Flight to penetrate the storm, from their base in Bermuda. A navigators pocket watch placed on a map. A captain of the 59th Flight briefs crew members about the mission. Diagram of the storm track is sketched in chalk on a blackboard behind him. He uses a pointer to highlight information on a weather chart. An officer seated in the front row steps forward to further explain some aspects of the weather chart. The group rises and leaves following the briefing. Another sequence shows the briefing from behind the speaker's podium. Closeups of the crew members.
Montage of scenes involving USAF Weather Service Hurricane Hunters.
WB-29 Hurricane Hunter aircraft, of the 59th Weather reconnaissance Flight, landing at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda. Aerial views of storm clouds. View from inside a building. Pilot in cockpit of WB-29 appears to be flying in turbulent conditions. The pilot, later seen, eating a sandwich and drinking from a cup while monitoring the controls of the aircraft.
British boxer Don Cockell trains for Marciano bout, and relaxes by learning American baseball in San Rafael, California.
British boxer Don Cockell with Fred Simpson and sparring partner Ron Harmon, while in training to fight Rocky Marciano in San Rafael, California for heavyweight championship. Boxers Don Cockell, Fred Simpson, and Ron Harmon wearing shirts that say "Bermuda Palms" (their training camp facility) as they jog on a road in San Rafael and meet an old man. Old man talks to them. Don Cockell practices on a punching bag. Cars parked in the background. Boxers in baseball field talk to children. A boxer throws the ball. Teenage boy serves as trainer, teaching British boxer Don Cockell how to hold the baseball bat. Don Cockell hits the baseball.
