Col. Michael N W McCoy and co-pilot Lt. Col. L E Gaskins inspect the rocket assisted take off bottles on Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber. They climb up a ladder to the cockpit. Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber with assist takes off rockets firing. It takes off from the runway at Pinecastle Air Force Base, Florida.
Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber taxis for rocket assist, takes off at Boeing Airplane Company, Wichita, Kansas. Ground crew members give directions. Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber in flight with smoke trails following aircraft. Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber performs roll to the left and then a dive. Interior of the aircraft with Pilot on the wheel. The aircraft performs a loop, goes into a dive, pulls out and then goes into a steep climb.
View of Russian satellite Sputnik number 1, third stage rocket via Lumicon at 8 FPS (frames per second). The satellite passes over Baltimore, Maryland. The Lumicon is a closed circuit TV device that intensifies light by 10,000 to 40,000 times.
Operation Plumbbob atomic bomb testing in Nevada, United States. A plastic balloon carries an atom bomb at the Yucca Flats proving ground. A technician at the controls with a monitor showing the image of the balloon. Engineers and newsmen wear dark glasses. An atomic explosion occurs, and a mushroom cloud is formed. Marines huddle in a trench. Helicopters in flight as they carry the marines to the site of the explosion.
Scene opens shows spectators looking at a U.S. Army Redstone missile lying in its side in Grand Central Station, New York City (89 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017, United States). The Ordnance Corps logo is painted on the missile side. Some workmen use a manual hoist to raise the 5-ton missile upright. View from above of the missile being slowly tilted upright. Closeup of spectators looking upward as it moves. Another view from above as the missile is about half-way raised. Exhibit is a salute to the International Geophysical Year. Closeup of more people watching the missile being pulled up. Among others, they include a woman with two small girls, and a U.S. Airman in khaki uniform. View from above of the missile finally standing completely upright on the station floor with a large American flag displayed on the wall behind it.
A delegation of Boston civic dignitaries during a weeklong goodwill tour of Rome, Italy. 60-member delegation of the goodwill tour along with their families at the St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City). Pope Pius XII blesses the children. Mayor John B. Hynes of Boston speaks to the Pope. The Pope speaks to the members of the delegation.
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