U.S. Army Air Forces film about B-29 aircraft construction in the United States during World War 2. Workers in B-29 aircraft cabin. War production worker stands on stairs and works on the wing of a new B-29 at the factory. Technicians assemble parts of plane. B-29 plane under construction. Completed B-29 planes lined up in plant. Workers give finishing touches to the planes.
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.
C-130 annual report shows Lockheed C-130B Hercules in the United States. Lockheed C-130B Hercules in flight. Shows a copilot at controls. Aerial view of Lockheed C-130B Hercules wing tip above heavy cloud bank. Lockheed RC-130A Hercules in flight. Observers at instruments. A Lockheed C-130B Hercules lands at La Paz Airport, Bolivia. A Lockheed C-130B Hercules lands at Goroka Airport, New Guinea.
A training mission of the United States Air Force 305th Bombardment Wing on aircraft B-47 Stratojet at Brize Norton Air Force Base in Oxfordshire, England. A ground crewman removes a wheel chock from the front of the landing gear. A B-47 Stratojet takes off. Trees and mountains in the immediate background. The B-47 Stratojet taxis down in front of three stationary B-47 Stratojets. The B-47 Stratojet is poised at the end of the runway for the take off. A sign on a hut type building reads '305th Bomb Wing Headquarters'. It is attached to a telephone line pole. A sergeant enters a quonset hut type building after puttting a sign on a wall.
View of tail section and right wing from backside of Convair B-36, a strategic bomber of USAF Strategic Air Command (SAC) at Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Texas. Another view of tail section, left engine and left wing of Convair B-36. Several other B-36 air planes and hangar building in background. View of nose section of a B-36 . One crew man walking into bomb-bay of the plane and the other walking across top left wing of B-36.
Aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8) crews of B-25 bombers prepare for the raid on Tokyo, Japan known as the Doolittle Raid. A U.S. Army Air Forces Mitchell B-25 on the deck of USS Hornet. Insignia of the United States. Pilots stand under the wing of a B-25 and talk. Plane crewmen turn the propeller. B-25 on the deck. A pilot in the cockpit. A B-25 taxis on the deck.
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