View from underneath parked airplane, of several U.S. Army Air Forces P-38 lightning aircraft taking off in pairs at a German airfield occupied by the Allies. Camera viewpoint shifts to atop a B-17G bomber, being serviced. From there, a number of Republic P-47s are seen lined up. They begin to take off in pairs. A B-26 of of the 585th Bomb Squadron, is parked next to the B-17. Across the airfield, in the distance, more parked B-17s can be seen. This is an undamaged, well-established airfield, with concrete runways and ramps. Closeup of mechanics working on engine of the B-17. A refueling truck pulled up to the B-26.
U.S. Army Air Corps crewmen at Selfridge Air National Guard Base near Mount Clemens in Michigan, United States. U.S. Army Air Corps crewmen, wearing heavy flight clothing stand near line of U.S. Army Air Corps Martin B-10 bombers parked on a flight line. Two ground crewmen warming engines of A-12A with oil stove. Two pilots putting moccasins on a collie dog. A pilot donning heavy flight clothing. Propeller turning over. Six A-12As in flight in formation. A pilot in the cockpit. A B-10 in flight. The B-10 in flight and a tail of second B-10 in the foreground. The pilot in the cockpit. Two B-10s in flight. A B-10 in flight.
The National Aircraft Show at Will Rogers Field in Oklahoma, United States. A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress followed by four United States Air Force F-102A Delta Daggers in flight. C-130 turbo prop transport aircraft parked on ground and open for viewing. Actress Jayne Mansfield is seen being escorted by an Air Force officer among the crowd at the air show. View of three USAF F-101 Voodoo aircraft, F-101A Voodoos and F-102A Delta Dagger aircraft in formation. F-100C Super Sabre airplanes in close formation flight. USAF B-66 Destroyer, B-47 Stratojet, Convair B-36 and B-52 Stratofortress aircraft in flight, along with the F-106 Starfighter. Also seen is the B-66 light bomber in flight. A woman who won as Miss Denmark is present during the ceremony as photographers take her picture.
A documentary detailing the effects of atomic weapons on Boeing B-50 bomber Superfortress airplanes, via Project 5.2 for the measurement of the effects of atomic weapons. Animated drawings of aircraft identified as WADC B-50 D, SAC B-50D, Navy AD-2, and T-33. and flying over a map, including aircraft shockwaves nearby. A B-50 bomber Superfortress aircraft codenamed “Clay Pigeon No.3” in flight formation on target run. B-50 bomber code named “Clay Pigeon No. 2” flies over a mountainous terrain. A Douglas AD-2 of the United States Navy code named “Duckbill” in flight formation on target run. Seven Lockheed TAC T-33 Shooting Star (with code name Leap Frog) approaching target after a bomb’s release. A target circle in ground as seen above. Aerial view shows the detonation of an atomic bomb, showing the expansion of super-heated circle cloud. Aerial view of cloud formation from atomic bomb detonation. A B-50 Superfortress in flight experiences sudden violent vibration from detonation nearby. A view of a mushroom cloud formation. A Douglas AD-2 flies near a mushroom cloud.
Supreme Allied Commander in Europe General Dwight D. Eisenhower inspects a Ninth Air Force Base in England during World War II. General Eisenhower salutes to men. United States soldiers look outside from a window to watch General Eisenhower’s arrival. Brick layers stop working on a wall to salute to General Eisenhower. General Eisenhower speaks with the M-26 Marauder crewmen. General Eisenhower laughing. General Eisenhower sits on in the cockpit of a fighter plane and fires its machine guns. Crowds of crewmen watch Eisenhower inspecting aircraft. An the airfield control tower, General Eisenhower and other officials watch the take-off of B-26 Marauders for a combat mission. B-26 Marauder bombers take off from the airfield. B-26 Marauder bombers form a formation in flight. B-26 Marauder bombers dodge anti-aircraft fire. Bomber with broken windshield window due to anti-aircraft fire damage. Bombs are dropped above a Nazi aerodrome in France. Aerial view of the Nazi aerodrome, railway switch yard bombings in Normandy. B-26 Marauder bombers heading back to England after bombing important military infrastructure in Normandy. A B-26 bomber lands on the runway. British Royal Air Force (RAF) Avro Lancaster bombers take-off from the Ninth Air Force Base at night. Lancaster bombersdrop bombs over German ammunitions dump and stores depot in France at night. Nighttime view of explosions on the ground.
X-15 first powered flight on Thursday, 17 September, 1959. (X-15 No. 2, tail number: 56-6671 with LR-11 engines. Scott Crossfield flew this mission at mach 2.11 and altitude 52,341 feet.) Scenes of several other X-15 powered flights are also shown. View of the water tower at Edwards Air Force Base, california. Overhead, NASA NB-52A, No. 003 and an F-100D chase plane, are seen at high altitude, with contrails behind them. The X-15, cradled under the B-52's right wing, drops clear, starts its rocket engines and begins its first independent powered flight, climbing rapidly away from the B-52. NASA camera tracks it, appearing as a moving white dot against the sky. The next sequences show later powered flights. View of NASA B-52 and three chase planes leaving contrails overhead. X-15 drops, its engines are running and falls behind the B-52, before accelerating rapidly, passing to its right, and continuing upward. Another scene shows brief glimpse of NASA B-52 overhead (no contrails). In final scene, X-15 is seen moving rapidly, leaving a long contrail behind it. Cloud then obscures the image somewhat.
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