The United States Navy Sea , Air and Land forces ( Navy SEALs ) in Okinawa, Japan. An LVTH-6 (Landing Vehicle Tracked Howitzer) advances towards a beachhead. The SEALs fire machine guns. Tanks off load Marines on the beach. Two civilians walk towards the tanks. Ships in the background.
The United States Navy Sea , Air and Land forces ( Navy SEALs ) in Okinawa, Japan. A beach marker yellow and black flag on White Beach. LCU-1627 (Landing Craft Utility) Vehicle. Vehicles off load heavy equipment on a beachhead. A tank lays a mat on the beach from water edge. Marines walk behind the tank. A mobile crane works on the beach. A heavy duty forklift parked in the background.
The United States Navy Sea , Air and Land forces ( Navy SEALs ) at White Beach in Okinawa, Japan. LCU-1627 (Landing Craft Utility) Vehicle. Marines off load equipment from vehicles. Two LCM-8 ("Mike Boats") in water being pushed by a bulldozer. Marines seated on an amphibious vehicle.
A B-52, modified as a mother ship, is seen in flight, with an X-24 lifting body aircraft suspended beneath it. (A slot was cut in the right wing which was fitted with a special pylon for carrying research aircraft.) No significant movements are seen, as the B-52 cruises smoothly at altitude for much of the beginning of the film. Commencing at TC: 01:26, Rear paddle-style flight controls are moved and and adjusted on the X-24. At TC: 04:53, the X-24 emits smoke and again, at TC: 05:27. At TC :05:36, the engine of the X-24 is running and the lifting body aircraft drops vertically away from the B-52, which then continues its cruise at altitude. (Note: the film is reversed so the right wing appears as the left one.)
A B-52 Stratofortress, an X-24 lifting body, and an X-24A aircraft in flight over Edwards Air Force Base in California. The B-52 taxis at Edwards Air Force Base. Various views of Edwards AFB. The B-52 aircraft in flight. The X-24 lifting body aircraft and the X-24A behind the B-52. The X-24 and the X-24A leave vapor trails behind. They make landings at Edwards AFB.
A B-52 Stratofortress and an X-24A aircraft in flight. The Stratofortress and another aircraft in flight after taking off from Edwards AFB, California. The X-24A is released from the wing of the B-52. The X-24A aircraft in flight. It approaches Edwards AFB runway.