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U.S. 306th and 91st Bomb Wing aircraft and personnel return to McCoy AFB, Florida and Glasgow AFB, Montana

U.S. Air Force (Strategic Air Command) B-52 bombers land back in the U.S. after 6 months deployment in Southeast Asia, during the Vietnam War. United States 306th Bomb Wing planes and crews return back to McCoy Air Force Base in Florida, and those of the 91st Bomb Wing return to Glasgow Air Force Base, in Montana. Both units had been operating out of Andersen Air Force Base, in Guam. The commander of 306th, Colonel Earl L. Johnson steps from the last B-52 to return to McCoy AFB. He meets his daughter and wife. Men take pictures in the background. Officers stand in the a group. He shakes hand with local officials. Crewmen with their luggage. A KC-135 Stratotanker taxis as it brings home ground crews and other support personnel. Relatives of the crewmen wait to meet them. They step from the plane. A banner reads '306th Bomb Wing Reception Center Happy Day'. The airmen enter a hangar and go through customs. The airmen meet their relatives. The scene changes from Florida, to Montana, where the final U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress of 91st Bomb wing arrives at Glasgow Air Force Base. "McNamara's Band," playing kazoos, pot, and other contrived instruments, greets the arrivals. Colonel George Phieffer Jr., Commander of 91st bomb Wing greets his wife and others. Ground crews and other support personnel also meet their families.

Date: 1967
Duration: 5 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047101
Various views of U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command B-52 bombers and KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft

Opens shows a Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-52 Stratofortress heavy bomber taxiing on an airfield. Views from the side and from above the taxiing aircraft. AGM-28 Hound Dog missiles seen under the wings. View of underside of wings. A gloved hand raises guards on switches and they are activated. From inside an aircraft, two Hound Dog missiles are seen as they drop from it. Scene shifts to a KC-135 aerial refueling tanker aircraft taking off. Views of a B-52 bomber hooking up to refuel from a KC-135 tanker aircraft. Refueling boom is seen slowly extending to connect with the refueling input of the B-52. View of the boom operator lying down in the tail of the KC-135 tanker, maneuvering the boom. View, from his perspective, of the B-52 and refueling boom as they connect and begin refueling. Aerial views of the the two aircraft hooked together and then disconnecting after refueling is complete. Animated world globe is shown depicting Soviet threat. An Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile is seen launching. Views of B-52 bombers in flight.

Date: 1960
Duration: 2 min 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047103
Various aircraft and missiles of the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command

Film begins showing a U.S. Air Force Convair B-58 Delta wing Hustler bomber taking off. Views of the aircraft maneuvering in flight. An unmanned Snark turbojet missile is seen launching from an inclined position, and then discharging a bomb in flight. An Atlas missile on a launching pad. Closeup shows the Strategic Air Command Logo on its side. An Atlas missile launching. A Thor intermediate range ballistic missile being launched. A Jupiter intermediate range ballistic missile launching in a cloud of smoke. Scene shifts to Airmen of the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command performing duties around a parked B-52 bomber. Three crew members climb aboard a B-52 bomber.

Date: 1960
Duration: 1 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047104
German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard arrives and is greeted by a large crowd in Texas.

German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard arrives in Texas. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson plays host to the press as they wait for the arrival of German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. The Presidents rides a Tennessee Walking Horse. Soldiers at an airport. Johnson at the airport shakes hands with civilians. The German Chancellor arrives and is received by the President. A military band plays music. The Chancellor is greeted by a large crowd. Johnson and Erhard on a stage. A man plays a piano. They listen to the music.

Date: 1963, December 30
Duration: 2 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047249
Series of tests conducted by the U.S. Navy using a Reconnaissance camera in the nose of a plane in Anacostia, Washington DC

'Flying eyes' over mock enemy positions in Anacostia, Washington DC. A U.S. Navy man holds an aerial television camera. Two men stand near him. They load the camera in the nose of an aircraft to conduct a series of tests. The camera is mounted in the nose of the plane. The plane takes off and is in reconnaissance flight over positions. The camera takes pictures of targets and transmits them to a control room view as the pictures appearing on a television screen show a dock area on the Potomac River, a powerhouse, and the Capitol building.

Date: 1946, March 20
Duration: 1 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047263
Top ranked table tennis players compete for the U.S. honors in New York City.

A table tennis tournament in New York City at the St Nicholas Arena. Top ranked players compete for the U.S. honors in ping pong. Spectators seated in the stands watch the players play. The players play the match and compete. A referee in a suit at each table watches the players and the scores. Views of star table tennis player Laszlo Bellak using his feet along his paddle for trick shots, and doing other ping pong tricks. A close up of a referee who keeps his eyes on a ball, moving quickly from side to side.

Date: 1946, March 20
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047265