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USAF 86th Fighter-Bomber Wing participates in Exercise Jupiter, at Wiesbaden Air Force Base in West Germany.during Allied Forces exercise Jupiter.
Exercise Jupiter activities at Wiesbaden Airbase, West Germany. (This was a three-day, French-directed war game involving Allied forces in Europe). An Italian Air Force officer and U.S.Air Force Sergeant J. Gormley stand on wing of an F-84E aircraft of the USAF 527th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (86th Fighter-Bomber Wing). The Sergeant opens the plane's canopy and steps into the cockpit, as the Italian officer stands on a ladder to lean in and observe. The aircraft is No. 49-2220. Sergeant Gormley points out features of the cockpit.
Italian Air Force Lieutenant Colonel participates with his Dehavilland DH-100 Vampire jet during Allied forces Exercise Jupiter, at Wiesbaden Air Force Base, West Germany
Scene is Wiesbaden Air Force Base, West Germany, during a three-day, French-directed war game, called Exercise Jupiter, involving Allied forces in Europe. An Italian Air Force crewman stands waiting, near an Italian de Havilland DH-100 Vampire Jet aircraft. Italian Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Romano Palmera arrives at the aircraft, in his flight suit, donning his helmet with oxygen mask and microphone connectors visible. He climbs into the cockpit of the jet as several airmen from his unit surround the aircraft. One helps Palmero with his seat, shoulder harness and seat belt. Closeup of the Colonel in his cockpit. Below the cockpit are stenciled the words: "Rompere qui in caso di Emergenza." (Break here in event of emergency). View from the side of Palmera's jet. Other Vampire aircraft are parked in a row with other aircrew near them in the background. Fire seen behind his jet as the engine is started. The engine soon settles into operation without any visible flame.
Commander of the United States Air Force 86th Fighter-Bomber Wing participates in the Allied forces Exercise Jupiter, in Europe.
Exercise Jupiter, the three-day, French-directed war game involving Allied forces in Europe. At Wiesbaden Air Force Base in West Germany, an F-84E aircraft of the USAF 527th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (86th Fighter-Bomber Wing) is parked on marsden matting. Many large tents are pitched in the background. USAF Colonel George Laven, Commander, of the 86th Fighter-Bomber Wing, walks to the plane and removes its nose gear pin. He then walks around to where his crew chief, Technical Sergeant G. Cavert is standing. Laven climbs into the cockpit dons his helmet and Sergeant Cavert helps him get strapped in. View shifts to U.S. Airmen relaxing near the tents and trucks. A dog follows one Airman as he walks across the grass.
U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Lauris Norstad meets Italian flyers at Wiesbaden Air Force Base, West Germany, during Exercise Cirrus
Lieutenant General Lauris Norstad, commander in chief, of USAFE (United states Air force in Europe) is seen mingling with Italian officers as Italian fliers stand in formation in front of their de Havilland Vampire jet fighter aircraft on a flight line at Wiesbaden Air Force Base, West Germany, during Exercise Cirrus, an air exercise for the Allied air forces in Central Europe. General Norstad and the officers move to another group of Italian fliers in front of their jet planes. The fliers are in relaxed formation and attentive to the conversations between General Norstad and their commanders.
General Lauris Norstad visits ground crews of F-84 thunder jet aircraft at Wiesbaden Air Force Base, during Exercise Cirrus.
As film starts, three U.S. Air Force ground crewmen are seen standing at attention in front of their Republic F-84 Thunderjet aircraft at Wiesbaden Air Force Base, Germany during Exercise Cirrus. The aircraft are parked on pierced steel planking (Marsden matting). They are approached by Lieutenant General Lauris Norstad, Commander in chief, USAFE (U.S. Air forces Europe) with additional duty as commanding general of the Allied Air Forces in Central Europe under the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Powers in Europe. The General, accompanied by a Colonel, stops to speak briefly with the three airmen as an Air Force photographer circles them taking pictures. Norstad continues to another F-84 and ground crew, where he also speaks with them, spending more time with one who is a Master Sergeant. Then he and the Colonel turn and exchange salutes with some Italian Air Force officers as they walk past them. Next three 1950 Buick sedans are seen pulling away from the edge of a taxiway, where they were parked. The drive past the camera on the taxiway. In the final scene, General Norstad is seen conversing with members of his staff, standing next to luggage lined up beside them under a C-54 transport plane.
Vampire Jets of Italian Squadron taxi and take off at Wiesbaden Air Force Base during Project Cirrus
A U.S. Air Force airman holds a slate for the camera. Among other things, it identifies "Project Cirrus." Active scene following shows a line of Vampire Jet planes from the Italian 6th Inter Squadron. Italian airmen gather around one and then its engine starts showing flames to its rear momentarily. Next, the Vampire jet is seen taxiing past the line of aircraft, on its way toward the active runway. Two more Vampire jets leave their parking places and follows the first. Two ground crewman stand and watch as the three Italian Vampire jets take off.