Scenes related to the Stormfury cloud seeding research project. Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Puerto Rico. Mountains in the background. A U.S. Weather Bureau DC-6 aircraft takes off. It is modified with a large radar housing on its belly. United States Navy RA-3B Skywarrior aircraft takes off from a runway. Second RA-3B taxiing and taking off from the runway. The aircraft in flight overhead. A DC-4 aircraft takes off.
Stormfury cloud seeding research project. A U.S. Navy Lockheed WC-121N aircraft of Squadron VW-4 parked on a runway in Puerto Rico. Second aircraft parked in the background. Two men pushing away an aircraft ramp from the side of the WC-121N aircraft. Port engines turning up. Men pulling chocks. The aircraft taking off from the far end of the field and in flight overhead. Letters 'Navy VW-4' painted on a side of the aircraft. Hurricane Hunters insignia painted on a side.
Stormfury cloud seeding project. Views inside a U.S. Navy WC-121N aircraft, from Naval Station Roosevelt Roads,Puerto Rico, engaged in cloud-seeding experiments, assisted by contractor Colorado International Corporation (CIC). Crewman seated at a radar console, controlling the "Seeder" aircraft. Crewman at a meteorology station aboard the aircraft. A man's hand turning dials on a machine at the meteorology station. A navigator using a weems plotter, E-6B circular slide rule computer, and dividers, He plots course, position, and estimated times of arrival at points along the route.Crew member from CIC confers with navigator. Some crew relaxing and playing cards while in flight. View of pilot and copilot in the cockpit.
Stormfury cloud seeding project in Puerto Rico. A man seated at a height finder. He works on the instrument. Two WC-121N aircraft flying in step formation. They fly over small scattered clouds.
Stormfury cloud seeding project in Puerto Rico. Two Lockheed WC-121N aircraft in flight. The aircraft flying over the ocean in loose formation.
The Aurora 7 space capsule on a flat bed trailer truck, at Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Puerto Rico, after having been recovered at sea. The capsule is offloaded with a crane, placed into a steel cradle dolley, and then rolled onto the ramps and into the cargo hold of a C-124 transport aircraft, for flight back to Cape Canaveral.