Crew aboard U.S. Destroyer Escort USS Frament (DE-677), load and practice firing at a floating target. Crew fires deck guns, launches torpedoes and depth charges, and fires "hedge hog" bomb clusters. Shells hit water surface and explode. Aerial view of large explosions in water. (World War II period).
C-5 Aircraft taxis to come to the runway. Narrator describes features of the C-5. Pilot and Copilot seated inside cockpit. 'Beware of Blast' written on side of the C-5 Aircraft. Airman explains about the flexibility and 28 wheels of the aircraft with the help of a model. Adapting to crosswind landing. Forward, aft, and level "kneeling" of the aircraft is shown. View of control panels inside the aircraft.
Pilot explains safe taxiiing of the C-5, with the help of a model. He emphasizes the need to care due to the sheer size of the overall aircraft, from nose to very high tail section and wing tip to wing tip, where outboard engines can be operating only 9 feet above areas outside of runway where foreign object damage could occur.
Air Force pilot explains ground handling operations of C-5 Aircraft with the help of a model. He turns the model aircraft to come on the runway. An actual C-5 Aircraft taxis on runway with a vehicle in front. Airman gives hand signals as aircraft turns.Pilot cautions of need to turn off radars on C-5 when on ground due to danger of radiation igniting certain fuels, or electrically sensitive explosive devices.
Air Force pilot explains ground handling operations of C-5 Aircraft. Vehicle towing a C-5 Aircraft on tarmac. Using model, narrator cautions about misleading perceptions of ground handlers due to unusual dimensions of the giant C-5. Discussion and example of the mating of the C-5 with its air transportable loading dock.
Pilot narrator explains ground operations of C-5 Aircraft with the help of a model. Pilot and copilot seated inside cockpit of C-5 Aircraft use check lists and start engines. C-5 Aircraft taxis toward the runway. Narrator explains that jet blast from C-5 can be like hurricane force winds.
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