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Ground crewmen direct a B-47 Startojet and two men stand fire guard during a flight preparation in the United Kingdom.

U.S. SAC (Strategic Air Command) Unit prepares for the flight of United States Air Force B-47 Stratojets in the United Kingdom. Ground crewmen direct a B-47 Startojet bomber on a flight line. The engines of the aircraft rev up. A man uses an intercom system and talk to a person inside the aircraft. Two men stand fire guard. One of them dissolves the overflow of gasoline with a hand operated water tank. The B-47 taxis out of the parking area. Other aircraft stationary as first aircraft taxis on the strip.

Date: 1953
Duration: 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675068761
Activities around an aircraft as it is readied for a flight at Brize-Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom.

Activities at Brize-Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom. A U.S. Air Force B-47 Stratojet aircraft stationary at an air strip. Activities around the aircraft as it is readied for a flight. A ground crewman wearing headphones attaches wires to the aircraft. He then takes out the wires. One airman stands guard in front of the aircraft. The aircraft taxis on the runway. Insignia of the United States on it. Other aircraft parked in the background.

Date: 1953, October 30
Duration: 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675068764
Refueling of a B-47 Stratojet while in flight from Brize-Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom.

Refueling of a U.S. Air Force B-47 Stratojet aircraft while in flight from Brize-Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom. The B-47 Stratojet nose section approaches for an air to air refueling hook up. It makes connections and then breaks the connections. The B-47 in flight at high altitude over scattered cumulus cloud formation. Insignia of the United States.

Date: 1953, October 28
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675068766
Men put on parachutes and board a B-47 Stratojet at Brize Norton Air Force Base, United Kingdom.

Activities before boarding a United States Air Force B-47 Stratojet at Brize Norton Air Force Base, United Kingdom. A pilot takes off his hand gloves and signs a preflight clearance form before boarding the B-47 Stratojet. He boards the aircraft. A group of men stand in front of the B-47. They arrange personal equipment before boarding the aircraft. Men put on parachutes. Two men inspect each other's equipment. A jeep in the background. They board the aircraft. A pilot, a co-pilot and a crewman of the B-47 put on parachutes. They check each other's parachutes and board the aircraft. The head of each men is visible as they take seats in the aircraft. A crew chief puts on a headphone and talks over an intercom system during the engine starting of the B-47. Men close the parachute compartment in the back of the B-47. The crew chief writes information on a preflight instruction form. Men doing preflight inspection of the B-47.

Date: 1953, October 30
Duration: 3 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675068775
A crew member inspects a B-47 and it taxis and takes off from Brize-Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom.

A U.S. Air Force B-47 Stratojet aircraft takes off from Brize-Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom. Ground crewmen in a group beside the B-47 Stratojet. One of the members holds a writing pad. All of them check their hats. A ladder leading to the cockpit. A man climbs up the ladder and inspects the cockpit. A crew members close the door. The aircraft taxis on a runway and takes off. Contrails come out from the B-47 when it takes off. The B-47 lands and taxis.

Date: 1953, October 28
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675068767
Aerial refueling of a B-47 Stratojet by a KC-97 Stratotanker at Brize Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom.

Aerial refueling of a U.S. Air Force B-47 Stratojet aircraft at Brize Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom. The nose section of the B-47 Stratojet as it approaches the tail section of a U.S. Air Force KC-97 Stratotanker aircraft for an air to air refueling using the boom method with a telescopic lens. The aircraft makes and breaks connections. A windshield wiper removes a spray of gasoline from a canopy after break away boom reacts and is then lowered. Three right wing jet engines. The B-47 during refueling and breakaway from the refueling boom. The spray covers the canopy of the aircraft. A close up of the pilot control stick of the B-47 flying on automatic controls. No hands upon the control sticks. A view of the B-47 during the breakaway of air to air refueling from the boom of the KC-97 aircraft. The spray covers the canopy of the B-47 and the windshield wiper removes the spray. The pilot's hand upon the stick. The pilot is dressed in protective clothing, wearing oxygen mask and a crash helmet. The pilot operates the B-47.

Date: 1953, October 28
Duration: 2 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675068769