Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, visits the United States. Shah Pahlavi salutes as he is greeted by U.S. Navy officers aboard the aircraft carrier, USS Valley Forge ( CV-45). Shah Pahlavi and Marine Captain review contingent of U.S. Marines, on board. Elevator brings them up to the flight deck of the aircraft carrier. Harry B. Temple, Captain of the USS Valley Forge, escorts the Shah. They talk to a pilot, standing by his aircraft for inspection. A helicopter takes off and lands again. The Shah speaks with a pilot about his flight gear. Douglas AD Skyraider Aircraft takes off and in flight. Aircraft wings fold as it taxis after landing on the carrier. The Shah and Captain Temple look at photo albums of the USS Valley Forge.
U.S. F-86 aircraft in dogfight action against a MIG-15 in Korea. F-86 Sabre jet fighter aircraft, with wing tanks taking off from airfield in Korea. Two F-86s taking off. Air-to-air combat with Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, jet fighter aircraft. Fighter kill against MIG-15 showing hits on aircraft. Pilot's face is seenn. He is equipped with crash helmet and oxygen mask. The pilot operates controls and fires weapons during combat. Formation of four F-86s flying overhead, then they peel off. F-86s landing at airfield in Korea. Animated diagram of F-86 showing engines, guns and component parts of the aircraft. F-86s in row, fuel truck is parked near lead plane at airfield in Korea. Ground crew personnel at the airfield. Mechanic checks gun, another checks cockpit while plane is being refueled. Two F-86s take off. F-86 stationary at Wright Field, other aircraft in hangars in the background.
Technicians and members in the laboratories and offices of WADC, Dayton, Ohio, United States. Aerial view of approach to Wright Air Development Center (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base), includuing view of Wright Memorial on Wright Brothers Hill. Low altituide aerial view of Aero Medical Laboratory, wind tunnel area, static structural tent building and the main flight line area. Hand holding book entitled, "Wright Air Development Center" (WADC). Hands open book-on first page is: "Mission of WADC". Interior, laboratory research building at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), airmen push rack down test area and into vault. Exterior view in Cambridge Massachusetts of the MIT Great Dome and Building 10 seen from Killian Court, with text engraving seen on building frieze: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Two members of the Institute walk down steps of Building 10. Two technicians working in office building. Supersonic propeller undergoing test on large test stand. Superimposed over this picture are the words: Research And Development. Supersonic propeller undergoing tests. Two technicians at control panel of the test stand. USAF B-50 Superfortress aircraft in flight. Engine starting on B-50 in flight-plane equipped with special deicing equipment. B-50 in flight showing special test and research instruments and operator.
Technicians and officers in the laboratories and offices at WADC, United States. Interior of Service Engineering Department. Superimposed over jet engine in laboratory building are the words: 'II-Service Engineering'. Officer placing section of screen over the air intakes of the jet engine. USAF F-84 Thunderjet taxis. Rocket and jet engine on test stand at Wright Field, numerous engines are on the test block. View of test instrument panel. Jet engine on test stand. One worker drops a small screw into pipe which leads into a jet engine. Workers clearing the area. Operator of the instrument panel controls the jet engine. Exhaust section of the jet engine. Jet engine explodes due to foreign object entering through the air duct. Interior of laboratory building, officer checks remains of the jet engine. USAF F-89 Scorpion stationary at Wright Field. Technician install screen in the main air intake. View of the screen.
Technicians and officers in the laboratories and offices at WADC, United States. Animation depicts the effort output of Research and Development. The graph depicts number of unsatisfactory reports and decrease in efforts. Book entitled: "Mission of WADC." Interior of drafting room, worker is sitting at desk drawing up plans. Flight of formation of five USAF Convair B-36 aircraft. Interior of Aero Medical Laboratory, centrifuge test equipment is in operation. Pilot's face during test.
Ground crewmen check aircraft at airfield in Korea. Newspaper-headline, "Reds Invade South Korea". Heavy explosion of demolition bomb in area hidden by woods. Formation of Fairchild C-119s Flying Boxcar, American military transport, dropping paratroops. Formation of C-119s dropping supplies by parachute. At airfield in Korea, ground crewmen check and refuel one of several USAF F-86 Sabrejet aircraft parked on a ramp. Scene shifts to F-59 jet aircraft in flight tests at a desert location in the U.S.A. Four F-59A aircraft approach and fly low over a runway. (Korean War)
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