U.S. Air force Sergeant being interviewed in Berlin, Germany. Sergeant being interviewed beside Airlift Memorial. He is one of the few men stationed in Berlin. He was also stationed there during the Airlift. He is being questioned about the Allied airlift. He speaks about the activities of the air forces. He speaks about how the candies and food were dropped from the airplanes for the children of Berlin.
Airlift Memorial in Berlin, Germany. Trees in the area. A building in the background.
A taxicab driver being interviewed in Berlin, Germany. Man comes near the taxicab driver. Driver standing near his car. He is asked about the meaning of the Brandenburg Gate to the Berliners. He replies that the Brandenburg Gate has a special meaning for the people of Berlin. It is a symbol of United Germany. He gets inside the car after the interview.
Speed and Altitude tests conducted by X-15 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Boeing NB-52A Stratofortress takes off from the runway with X-15 under its wing. Pilot Scott Crossfield seated in the cockpit of X-15. Captain Charles Bock and co-pilot Captain Allavie get into the U.S. Air Force NB-52A Stratofortress cockpit. Ambulances and vehicles near the aircraft. 'National Aeronautics and Space Administration' written on the building. NASA technicians check graphs and radar and monitor each movement of the flight. The aircraft taxis and takes off from the runway with X-15 under its wing. Pilot checks controls seated in the cockpit. Pilots coordinate with the ground staff. U.S. Air Force F-100F, F-100C and F-104D aircraft in flight next to Boeing NB-52A. X-15 release from NB-52A Stratofortress.
Speed and altitude tests being conducted by X-15 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. X-15 begins a solo flight into the stratosphere. Pilot Scott Crossfield seated in the cockpit of X-15. Mach meter indicator passes Mach two. Radar dish antenna recording the course of flight. Chase planes F-100F and F-104D in flight. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) officials take recordings on graph and look at radar screens. Pilot converses with the ground crew members. X-15 lands on Rogers Dry Lake in California. Vehicles parked next to the aircraft after its landing in ground.
Speed and altitude tests being conducted by Bell X-1 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. U.S. Air Force B-29 Superfortess in flight with U.S. Air Force Bell X-1 under its wing. Speed and Mach attainment painted on fuselage of the aircraft. Bell X-1 aircraft releases from B-29 mid flight and begins a solo flight circa 1947. Next scene shows the X-2 released from a B-50 circa 1955. Animation shows radar tracking flight course details for the future X-15. It also depicts its course of flight and the landing of X-15.