Project Cirrus, Wiesbaden Germany. C-119 aircrafts in flight as French paratroopers of March Battalion drop downwards after jumping from the aircraft. Aerial views of parachutes as they float down, drop zone terrain dotted with parachutes for miles. Parachutes mainly white in color float downwards. Smoke rises from the ground as parachutes near the earth.
Project Cirrus, Wiesbaden Germany. Aerial views of Rhein Main Air Force Base with C-82 aircrafts parked along the runway. C-82 planes taxi along and take off from the air base. Two C-119 aircrafts in flight. Aerial view of a Rhein Main Air Force Base and its vicinity.
Project Cirrus, Wiesbaden Germany. Aerial views of Rhein Main air force Base, United States C-119 aircraft in flight.
Project Cirrus, Wiesbaden Germany. United States C-119 aircraft at Rhein Main air force Base. A number of C-119 aircrafts lined up along the runway at the Air Force Base.
Exercise Jupiter, Wiesbaden West Germany, September, 1951. (This was a three-day, French-directed war game involving Allied forces in Europe. Among those on hand to observe the exercise was the SHAPE commander, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.) In opening scene, an Italian pilot in flight suit, leans into the cockpit of a De Havilland DH-100 Vampire jet plane displaying number 72 on it's nose, at Wiesbaden Air Force Base. A ground crewman connects an auxiliary power unit to the aircraft, as the pilot adjusts his helmet. Closeup of the Italian pilot reaching into the cockpit. A U.S. C-47 transport plane taxis in the background. Two other Italian pilots, in flight gear, appear nearby plus a U.S. Air Force flight line tug. The other pilots stroll around the Vampire jet. Next, the tug is seen moving away as other Italian pilots gather around Vampire jets on the flight line. The tug, carrying several Italian officers, backs up to jet number 72, and hooks up and tows away the auxiliary power unit.
View of Italian Dehavilland DH-100 Vampire jet planes parked on a flight line at Wiesbaden Air Force Base, in West Germany, during Allied forces Exercise Jupiter, in September, 1951, A U.S. Air Force A U.S. Air Force pilot, in flight suit, is perched on the wing of one, looking into the cockpit. Italian aircrew members are standing nearby. Closeup of the U.S. Pilot climbing into the cockpit of the Vampire jet. Closeup of him in the cockpit. He wears a side cap with Captain's bars insignia. He smiles as he peruses the controls and instruments in the aircraft. Several Italian Air Force officers stand and converse next to a Vampire Jet plane. One wears a flight suit. Another man joins them and gets ready to smoke a pipe.