U.S. Army personnel hand out ration of eggs and oranges to each other in Colomiers, France. Men eat and converse with one another. Men make repairs of a German generator.
Film titled 'The Jet Stratotanker-An introduction to the KC-135 airplane'. U.S. KC-135, an aerial refueling tanker aircraft rolls out of the assembly line for its first public appearance at the Renton Plant in Seattle, Washington. People gather in large numbers. A KC-97 in crowd's background. A U.S. B-52 takes off from the runway. Scenes of KC-135 and KC-97 in flight. Shows KC-97 refueling several aircraft such as F-84, RB-45C, B-47 and B-52 at a high altitude. A Boeing 357-80 (Dash 80) takes off from an airfield. A B-52 comes in contact with the refueling boom of the Boeing 357-80.
A Boeing 367 Dash 80 lands on an airstrip. Shows parts of a test airplane being transported to the Boeing Flight Center in Seattle, Washington. Interior view of the test center. A tank constructed for the hydrostatic testing of Boeing fuselage. A production line for Boeing KC-135. Fuselage section of KC-135. Boeing KC-135 parts are manufactured by companies across different parts of America such as War Aircraft Manufacturer in Riverside, California, Northrop Aviation in California, Twin Coach Company in Buffalo, New York and Ryan Aeronautical Company in San Diego, California. A large Boeing part being transported on the Great Northern Railways. Boeing parts being brought in assembly at the Renton Plant in Seattle. Scenes of Boeing parts being manufactured inside the plant.
Shows a Boeing KC-135 standing outside the assembly line of the Renton Plant in Seattle,Washington. A pictorial description and technical specification of a Boeing KC-135. A refueling boom operator operates the boom control panel inside a KC-135.
Shows final stages of the production of a Boeing KC-135 at the Renton Plant in Seattle,Washington. Pilots being trained on a cockpit trainer (simulator). KC-135 electrical systems diagram is shown to trainees. Personnel being trained about technical specifications of KC-135 by means of graphical aids.
Shows a series of pre-flight tests being performed on a Boeing KC-135 at the Boeing Flight Center of the Renton Plant in Seattle, Washington. Boeing wing flaps and tail rudder being tested. Technicians work at engines of KC-135. Interior view of a control room. KC-135 takes off for its maiden test flight. KC-135 in flight. KC-135 lands successfully after the test flight. Refueling boom of KC-135.
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