Captain Joseph Kittinger during Operation Excelsior III in the United States. Balloon and gondola in flight, parachuted by Captain Joseph Kittinger. Balloon ascends. Clouds in sky.
Captain Joseph Kittinger during Operation Excelsior III in the United States. Balloon and gondola in flight, parachuted by Captain Joseph Kittinger. Views of balloon while descending. Piasecki H-21 American helicopter circling the descending parachute during descent. Mountains in the background. View of land.
Captain Joseph Kittinger during Operation Excelsior III in the United States. Parachute descending and landing, parachuted by Captain Kittinger. Shows Piasecki H-21 American helicopter landing near parachute.
Captain Joseph Kittinger during Operation Excelsior III in the United States. Men running from Piasecki H-21 American helicopter to Captain Kittinger on ground. Medics help Captain Kittinger to come out of the parachute harness. Captain Kittinger smokes. Captain Kittinger boards H-21. H-21 lifting off and in flight.
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran visits the United States. Motorcade of Shah of Iran driving over the Bear Mountain Bridge, in New York and arrives at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point. Artillery fire in salute. U.S. troops standing in attention with flags of U.S. and Iran. Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi and U.S. officer salute. Shah Pahlavi gets out of car and is greeted by U.S. General. Shah Pahlavi and escorting General officer enter into building. Shah Pahlavi and the General review parade of the cadets at West Point. Shah Pahlavi shakes hands with West Point cadets, and then enters car and his motorcade drives away.
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran visits United States Naval Academy, at Annapolis,Maryland. Artillery guns are fired in salute when he arrives. Shah Pahlavi steps from his car and is greeted by the Superintendent of the Naval Academy, Admiral James L. Holloway, Jr. George E. Allen, a friend and assistant to Predident Truman, also arrives to greet the Shah. The Shah, accompanied by officers and officials proceeds to the parade ground, where Academy midshipmen are standing in formation. They parade and pass in review before the Shah. Color guards passing with flags. Shah Pahlavi and Admiral Holloway salute as midshipmen parade past.